Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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áama / amva- (king) salmon, "spring salmon"

áat King Salmon, "Spring Salmon"

achip'óorayva a certain cut of salmon

áchpuus part of salmon identified as 'white stuff under the throat'

achvuun coho salmon, "hookbill salmon"

amváathxiik salmon scale

amvámaan salmon skin

amvapáramvuram boiling basket for cooking salmon

amvavákay salmon worm, larval stage of salmon beetle

ámveenishaparar whole salmon, before being cut up

amveeshvítvit pieces of salmon

amveeváxrah dried salmon

apsun'íshvit placename, where the whirlpool is at the mouth of the Salmon River

asúf'iish salmon backbone meat

átay roe, salmon eggs

atáyxuun salmon roe baked with powdered manzanita berries

atay'ifápvaanich type of salmon, similar to nûurit.

átish back meat of salmon

atíshuuf back meat of salmon

átvaaf salmon liver

avatákan salmon glue, used for bows, made by chewing salmon skin

axvahíkiikvapuh broiled salmon head

axváh'iish cartilage inside salmon's head

chiipich a type of salmon, redfish, a stunted variety of Oncorhynchus nerka (H), or possibly jack salmon (chk)

chuskáakach chub salmon

fithihíkpak generative organs of the male salmon

ihmar / ihmára- (plural) to run (used of salmon, as well as of creatures with legs)

ihmárakurih (salmon) to run into a creek

ihvíthkir / ihvíthkiri- to clean salmon on (something)

iinayâarihva salmon

ikíikva rack for salmon (for drying or for broiling)

ikikváram rack for broiling salmon

ikíkveevaxrah dried broiled salmon

iknakarav'athkúrit juice from joints of salmon backbone

ikôor to stick something through something, as a stick through a piece of salmon for cooking

ikúkirih to set up (salmon) to broil

ikúuykirih to barbecue (salmon)

ikvip / ikvírip- to run (used of salmon, as well as creatures with legs)

ikxaniyákuunich sacred stones used in the ameekyaaraam salmon ceremony and in the Orleans world renewal (Kroeber & Gifford, 7, 37)

imafúnvaan salmon beggar, a person who begs salmon

imthátirih to clamp salmon between two sticks, to broil it over a fire

imváram plate basket, an openwork basket used for salmon; any plate (O'Neale, p. 33)

iphíruprav / iphírupram- to take salmon out (from water)

ípun tail meat of salmon

ípuniich spawned-out salmon, turning white

íruravahiv spring salmon ceremony

ishiráthuuf South Fork of the Salmon River

ishyâat King salmon, "spring salmon"

kahyúfish upriver salt, from near Captain's place, delicious in salmon soup

kôor to stick something through something, as a stick through a piece of salmon for cooking

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1551 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihmar / ihmára- V • (plural) to run (used of salmon, as well as of creatures with legs)

Derivatives (17; show derivatives)

Note: Cf. ikvip '(sg.) to run', ithvip '(two) to run'.

  • chími nukôohi panuhmárati. Let's stop running! [Reference: KV]


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  1. îikam   pa-axíit-ich-as   kun-ihmára-thuna-naa-tih   xás   vúra   vaa   káan   kun-iksháah-tih  
    outdoors   the-child-DIM-PL   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR   then   Intensive   that   there   3pl(>3s)-laugh-DUR  
    The kids are all running around outside, they are happy out there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  2. îikam   pa-axíit-ich-as   kun-ihmára-thunu-naa-tih   xas   vúra   koovúra   yáv   kun-ipmahóonkoona-tih  
    outdoors   the-child-DIM-PL   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR   then   Intensive   all   good   3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR  
    The kids are running around outside, they are all feeling happy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  3. pûuhara   naa   ni--ti   îikam   vúra   káan   kun-ihmára-thunu-naa-tih   xás   koovúra   vaa   vúra   yáv   kun-ipmahóonkoona-tih  
    no   1sg.   1s(>3)-think-DUR   outdoors   Intensive   there   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR   then   all   that   Intensive   good   3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR  
    No, I think they are running around there outside, they are all feeling happy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  4. kári   xás   pa-mukun-táyiith   kun-ipsháansiip   kun-p-íhmar  
    then   then   the-3plPOSS-Brodiaea   3pl(>3s)-pick.up.(things)   3pl(>3s)-ITER-run.(pl.)  
    Then they carried off their brodiaeas, they ran home.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text
  5. káan   ník   kun-p-ihmár-iroopith-va   páy nanu'ávahkam  
    there   a.little   3pl(>3s)-ITER-run.(pl.)-around-PL.ACT   sky  
    They ran around there in the sky.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  6. pa-'ápsuun   ithyáruk   kun-íshkaakara-anik   xás   p-aaxíich      kun-'áathva   xás   kun-íhmar  
    the-snake   across   3pl(>3s)-jump.into.water-ANC   then   the-child   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.afraid   then   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)  
    The snakes have jumped across, and the children are afraid, and they ran.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text