Ararahih'urípih
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yiipáhvuuf rotten roots of the lowland fir

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7083 | revised Feb 12 2016

yiipáhvuuf • N • rotten roots of the lowland fir

Derivation:  yîip ahvuuf  (= yív-iip ahvuuf)
fir.sp. ahvuuf  (= yív-tree ahvuuf)

Source: WB 1676.1, p.401

Note: Cf. kíshvuuf 'medicine_root ; root'

  • kári xás máruk ukyâar yiipáhvuuf. And he went uphill to get rotten fir roots. [Reference: WB T34.21]
  • káruma u'iikívti, yiipahvuf'ímyah. The fact was, he was wearing a necklace, a heart of rotten fir roots. [Reference: WB T34.70]

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  1. kári xás máruk ukyâar payiipáhvuuf.
    So he went uphill to get rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. káruma u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    The fact was, he was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  3. papirishkâarim múmya tóo thyúruripaa, tufúhish, payuuxmachmahánnach upíkshaayvutih, uum áhup u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text