Ararahih'urípih
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vik / vika- weaving work; the "weave" or warp of a basket

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6546 | revised Jan 19 2016

vik / vika- • N • weaving work; the "weave" or warp of a basket

Derivation:  vik-a
weave-DEVERB

Derivatives (4)
xahávik "spider-web; crocheting"
xahavíkapuh "crocheting"
xahavikeekyâar "crocheting needle"
xahavikeekyávaan "type of caterpillar"

  • aráviipux pavik, upitaxyáriihti pavik. When the weave has no three-strand twining at intervals, (the weaver) is swearing at her weave. [Reference: JPH ethno ?:220]
  • xás vúra uum vikakêemich, vúra pu'ikvárishtihap. And her weaving was poor, people didn't buy from her. [Reference: WB T59.2]

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  1. vúra puharíxay pikyáareesh pamívik.
    You'll never finish your weaving.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. koovúra pananívik vaa ukupítih.
    It's that way with all my weaving.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  3. payáv nipmahóonkoonatih, vaa vúra vikáyav.
    When I am happy, I weave well (the weaving is good).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  4. yáv nipmahóonkoonatih xas vúra vaa vikáyav káru.
    I am happy and the weaving is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  5. yáas nukyâasiprivti pavik.
    Then we began the weaving.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text