Neilcaine2000

Question

Hola a todos Could anyone tell me what "Haz de babiche" means I came across it in a book called "las dos ancianas" which is a folktale about a nomadic tribe that lived ( maybe still does) in Alaska. thanks neil

Answer 1

Babiche is a kind of string made from the skin or some other part of an animal by Native Americans, used for lots of purposes such as fishing lines and even in snowshoes.

Haz, as a noun, is a bundle (as a verb it's the imperative of the tú form of hacer).

Would "bundle of animal-string" make sense in the context of the story?

frank101 beat me to it as I was doing my answer. At least we agree! :-) - andrewgw, Feb 19, 2012

Thanks Andrew that would fit perfectly in the sentence used. I recommend the book, The two old ladies it's a great read author, Velma Wallis. Thanks to Frank too! - Neilcaine2000, Feb 19, 2012

Answer 2

According to google,babiche is basically an American Indian rawhide rope or string. I assume that definition might fit Inuits as well.

Haz de bebiche could simply be a "bundle of bebiche."