Ararahih'urípih
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páthraam / pathrama- hair-wrapping

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lexicon ID #4638 | revised Oct 31 2014

páthraam / pathrama- N • hair-wrapping

Source: WB 1093.2, p.371


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  1. kári xás u'axaychákish, pamupáthraam u'axaychákish.
    And he grabbed her, he grabbed her hair-club.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  2. kári xás vaa vúra kóo úsviitshur papáthraam.
    And he pulled off her whole hair-club.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  3. púyava vúra vaa uthiináti papáthraam, xás kôokinay vúra u'ápiv, akâay áta mu'ífunih.
    So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  4. xás pananupáthraam patáhpuus tá nuvêehkurih.
    And we stuck in the fir boughs from our hair-binding.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text