Ararahih'urípih
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táhpuus young fir tree; fir bough

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5568 | revised Dec 20 2015

táhpuus • N • young fir tree; fir bough

Derivatives (2)
tahpúsip "young fir tree; also limbs of big fir trees"
tahpúsipith "Douglas fir tree 2 to 4 feet high or smaller"

Source: WB 1274, p.382; JPH pla 06:399

Note: Equiv. to tahpúsip.

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  1. xás yánava pa'átimnavak umáhyaanahiti táhpuus.
    And he saw fir branches sticking in the burden basket.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xás patá kunpíkniihvahaak, pá'aah tá kuníkyav, vaa kuníhruuvti tahpus'áptiik.
    And when they sweated themselves, they made the fire, they used fir boughs.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  3. xás máh'iit chí nupiyâarameesh, xás táhpuus nupáthraamutih.
    Then in the morning we were going to leave, and we wore our hair bound with fir boughs.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | 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

  5. naa nixúti " Herbert u'aahkôoti patáhpuus."
    I think Herbert is burning fir boughs.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Smoke" (WB_KL-90) | read full text