Ararahih'urípih
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tatáktak / tataktaka- bar pattern running around a basket (O'Neale, fig. 13d)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5730 | revised Dec 27 2015

tatáktak / tataktaka- N • bar pattern running around a basket (O'Neale, fig. 13d)

Derivation tatáktak-a  (= tátak-RED-a)
make.bar.pattern-DEVERB  (= cut.into.point-REDUP-DEVERB)

Derivatives (2)
astahtatáktaakar "golden-eye duck"
tataktakêekurukur "design used on a jump-dance basket"

Source: WB 1335.1, p.384; JPH ani 06:869