Ararahih'urípih
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athkúrit fat, grease

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #779 | revised Nov 02 2005

athkúrit • N • fat, grease

Derivatives (5)
athkúritar "fatty, greasy"
athkuritárahiv "hunting season"
athkurit'ámvaan "gray jay (M, WB); or Clark's nutcracker (JPH)"
axvaaharaathkúrit "kerosene"
iknakarav'athkúrit "juice from joints of salmon backbone"

Source: WB 199, p.325

  • pamukunpatúmkir káru vúra athkúrit. Their pillows were fat too. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 128]

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  1. xás pihnêefich u'áamva paathkúrit.
    Then Coyote ate the fat.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. xás sú' póo'uum, pootvárayva, pamukun'ikrívkir koovúra athkuritmúrax vúra.
    And when he got inside and looked around, (the people's) seats were all of nothing but fat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. pamukunpatúmkir káru vúra athkúrit.
    Their pillows were fat too.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. káru pamukunpiykiríkir vaa káru vúra athkúrit.
    And their ladder was fat too.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. xás káan yánava pamukunpatúmkir káru pamukun'ikrívkir athkúrit ukyâarahitih.
    And he saw there that their pillows and their chairs were made of fat.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  6. yánava vúra uum taay, pa'athkuritpatúmkir.
    He saw there were lots of grease pillows.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  7. víri paathkúrit tóo thrîish.
    So the fat ran together.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text

  8. xás amyiv káru athkúrit ta kuníyshar, xás vaa tá kuniyvúruk pathúkinhak.
    Then they mixed soot and grease, and they rubbed it on the tattoo.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text