Ararahih'urípih
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píish soaked acorns, leached by soaking in the ground

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4824 | revised Jul 06 2005

píish • N • soaked acorns, leached by soaking in the ground

Source: WB 1150, p.374; JPH pla 06:521

  • pápiish kunikyâati uum xás takunpíishha. When they made píish, they soaked acorns. [Reference: T75]

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  1. kuyrakhárinay xás amáyav pápiish.
    In three years, then the soaked acorns were good-tasting.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. xás koovúra vaa kun'áamtih, papúufich káru pa'áama káru pa'éekoons káru pápiish.
    And they ate all that, the deer and the salmon and the acorns and the soaked acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  3. pápiish kunikyâati uum xás tá kunpíishha.
    When they made píish, they soaked acorns.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text