Ararahih'urípih
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táaskara / taskara- pole

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5530 | revised Oct 31 2014

táaskara / taskara- • N • pole

Derivatives (2)
taskaravúraakir "(multi-)pole ladder, used in sweathouse"
taskareepsheekêep "type of owl"

Source: WB 1331, p.384

  • kári xás táaskar u'ûusip. And she picked up a pole. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 039]
  • xás máruk níkfuukraa, káan xás taskaraxára nivúpaksip. And I climbed uphill, and I cut a long pole there. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 020]

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  1. xas máruk níkfuukraa kaan xas taskaraxárah nivúpaksip.
    I climbed up on the hill and there I cut a long pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. kári xás ni'ûufak pataskaná'anamahich kaan ni'íipma.
    I took my little pole and climbed down.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  3. kári xás patáaskar su' nikrúkukaa.
    I stuck my pole into the hole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  4. xás ipan patáaskar nitáxaxar.
    Then I split the end of the pole.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  5. táaskar kunikyâaratih.
    It was made of poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  6. ishkêeshak kunvêehkurihvuti patáaskar.
    The poles were stuck into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  7. xás pamukun'ikríhar uum taskanatunvêechas ukyâarahitih.
    And their fish-trap was made of little poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  8. pa'ípaha u'íihya patáaskar tá kunimthátap.
    Where a tree stood, they lashed a pole to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text

  9. xás pa'iinâak ah'ávahkam usasípiithva taskanatunvêechas.
    And on the inside, above the fire, little poles were stretched around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text