Ararahih'urípih
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takiríraam acorn leaching hole; leaching tray (large circular flat openwork basket)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5590 | revised Dec 20 2015

takiríraam • N • acorn leaching hole; leaching tray (large circular flat openwork basket)

Literally: 'leaching-place'

Derivation:  tákir-raam
leach.(acorn.meal)-place

Derivative (1)
takinínaamich "placename on Salmon River"

Source: JPH mat 15:690; JPH, KS_05, a'iknêechan, fn. 24

  • xás tanupiyxôorar patakiríram, xás pananupáthraam patáhpuus tanuvêehkurih. And we covered up our leaching-hole, and we stuck in the fir boughs from our hair-binding. [Reference: WB T83.28]

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  1. That's what I use, arareemváram; that's my takiríraam.
    That's what I use, an Indian plate; that's my leaching tray.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. vaa pootákiramtih.
    That's what she soaked dough in.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. víri manâa puná'aapunmutihara xás vúra xás kôok patákiram vúra kunikyâati.
    I don't know what kind they make for a soaking basket
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. vaa peemváram kích vaa uum kích nixúti, vaa tákiram.
    All I know about plates is for soaking acorn dough
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. vaa payíth kôok kuníhruuvtihanik patákiram.
    They used to use a different kind of soaking basket.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  6. xás takiríram tóo kyav.
    And they made a leaching-hole.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text

  7. xás tá nupiyxôorar patakiríram.
    And we covered our leaching-hole.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text