Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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chánhaayfur exclamation of Coyote when interrupted while raping a girl (T11.24)
ishávaas child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)
pihnêefha / pihnêefhi- to howl like a coyote ; to make a whooping cry (as in the war dance)
pihnêefich / pihneef- coyote
pihneefích'anamahach coyote pup
shuuuuhuuuu imitation of Coyote's howl
sishanayâamach pretty one having a penis, a name given to Coyote
tishráam ishkuuntíhan by-name for coyote
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5364 | revised Nov 14 2014
shuuuuhuuuu • IDEO • imitation of Coyote's howl
Source: WB 1251, p.380
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xás axmáy ithyáruk má' pihnêefich u-kpêehva shúuuuuhuuuuu then suddenly across uphill coyote 3s(>3)-shout coyote.howl And suddenly across river in the mountains, Coyote hollered "shúuuuuhuuuuu." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pihnêefich axmáy hôoyva u-kpêehva shúuuuuhuuuuu then coyote suddenly somewhere 3s(>3)-shout coyote.howl And suddenly Coyote hollered somewhere, "Shuuuuuhuuuuu." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text