Ararahih'urípih
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suuf backbone

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5494 | revised Dec 19 2015

suuf • N • backbone

Derivatives (6)
asúf'iish "salmon backbone meat"
atíshuuf "back meat of salmon"
ithkásuuf "quill of a feather"
sípsuuf "pith of dogwood tree"
súfan "small of the back"
xavíshsuuf "pitch of arrowwood"

Source: WB 1250, p.380; JPH ani 06:658

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  1. suuf
    fish backbone; pith
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  2. músuuf
    its stalk
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  3. pamúsuuf
    Pith
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  4. suuf
    fish backbone, pith of a plant stalk
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  5. peheeraha'ípa usúufhi su'.
    The tobacco plant has pith inside.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  6. suuf
    backbone
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text