Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ip- deer

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2675 | revised Nov 17 2014

ip- • N • deer

Derivatives (6)
íp'aaf "deer excrement"
íp'aaxkunish "red deer"
ipasnáhvaanich "pygmy owl"
ipísh'iit "deer cannon bone"
ipish'it'íkpat "marrow from leg bone of deer"
ípmiif "black deer"

Usage: Old form, púufich 'deer' is the word currently used for deer..

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  1. ipasnáhvaanich   káan   ú-krii  
    owl.sp.   there   3s(>3)-live  
    Pygmy Owl lived there.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. ipasnáhvaanich   u-kúphaa-nik  
    owl.sp.   3s(>3)-do-ANC  
    Pygmy Owl did it.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  3. pufíchtaahkoo   ípmiif   káru   pa-kóo   kumá-'uup   p-oo-tháthriinaa   pa-sipnúuk-ak  
    white.deer   black.deer   also   NOMZ-all   3sPOSS-possession   NOMZ-3s(>3)-sit.(two.things)   the-storage.basket-Locative  
    White deerskins, black deerskins, and every kind of treasure sat in the storage baskets.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text