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ápkaas Ground Iris; fiber made from iris leaves
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lexicon ID #416 | revised Feb 21 2005
ápkaas • N • Ground Iris; fiber made from iris leaves Iris purdyi (ITIS).
Derivatives (3)
achviv'ápkaas "iris sp., Rope Iris"
apkás'iish "iris fiber (removed from leaf)"
axvay'ápkaas "a type of iris, Habenaria sp."
Source: WB 109, p.318; JPH pla 06:517
- víri vaa u'ífikti pa'apkastunvêechas, pakuntákaamti. Spider was picking up the little short pieces of iris; they were making fun of him. [Reference: KS 41. Spider story 010]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (2)