Ararahih'urípih
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pax to catch (as fish)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4697 | revised Nov 08 2005

pax • V • to catch (as fish)

Source: WB 1099, p.372

  • yákun vaa kári u'ípaakvuti pamutípah, pa'áama tupáxahaak, You see, his brother still comes back, when he catches salmon. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 136]

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  1. xás kári áchkuun upiip, " úma pamímvir, ikriróov, tóo páx pa'áama."
    And Swamp Robin said, "They've caught the salmon at your fishery, Ikrirôov."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text