Ararahih'urípih
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ataychúkinach young brodiaea plant

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #753 | revised Feb 25 2014

ataychúkinach • N • young brodiaea plant Dichelostemma capitatum (ITIS).

Literally: 'little blue/green salmon-eggs'

Derivation:  átay thúkin-ach  (= áat-ay thúkin-ach)
roe bile-DIM  (= salmon.sp.--ay bile-DIM)

Source: WB 183.1, p.324

Note: Bulb of this plant is táyiith.

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. chéemyaach ík vúra atáychukinach i'úunupraveesh.
    Grow early, Spring Cacomite.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  2. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    Grow up early, Spring Cacomite.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    Grow up soon, young Blue Dicks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  4. kupánakanakana. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    kupánakanakana. Young brodiaea plant, you must come up quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  5. káru chêech ík ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    And young brodiaea plant, you must come up quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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