Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon


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ja:ʔ ho nen
ja:ʔhone-n
personfireput-ing
putting a person on a fire

Cultural note: When someone was really sick, a pit was dug and filled with wood, over which a rack with pepperwood and bay leaves were placed with a blanket (or hide in the old days.) Over that, the sick person was lain. The fire was burned to coals and water was thrown on so steam would come up through the leaves. The person stayed there for a whole afternoon. Medicine men would do this for a lot of different diseases. This process was called ja:ʔ ho nen
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bihem shapʰa
bihemshapʰa
pepperwoodleaf
pepperwood leaf
pepperwood leaves
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kʰe bihena:m
kʰebihe-na:m
mypepperwood nuts-the
my pepperwood nuts
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kʰe bihe
kʰebihe
mypepperwood nuts
my pepperwood nuts (2)
EC
bihena:m
bihe-na:m
pepperwood nuts-the
the pepperwood nuts
EC
bihe ʔal na
biheʔalna
pepperwood nutthisbe
these are pepperwood nuts
this is a pepperwood nut
EC