Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

This is the public version of Ararahih'urípih. Click here for the password-protected private version (which includes some restricted-access text content).

New search
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency

Search Index

kitaxríhar / kitaxrihara- a kind of dangerous spirit

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3879 | revised Jul 23 2015

kitaxríhar / kitaxrihara- • N • a kind of dangerous spirit

Literally: 'having wings'

Derivation:  kitáxrih-ar
wing-having

Derivatives (2)
kitaxríharaha "to be unfaithful to one's spouse"
kitaxriharáriik "dangerous place, full of evil spirits"

Source: WB 891.2, p.361

Sentence examples (6)

Include derivatives: yes | no
Display mode: sentence | word | word components

  1. apsunmúnukich   u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    racer.snake   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  2. káruma   uum   u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    in.fact   3.SG   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    (But) the fact was, she was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   ii   xás   u-piip   vúra   ník   pu-kín-'aapunm-eesh-ap   pa-nu-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    then   then   oh!   then   3s(>3)-say   Intensive   a.little   NEG-3>1pl-know-FUT-NEG   NOMZ-1pl(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    Then (hearing someone coming) he said, "Oh, they mustn't know that we're being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. xás   kári   ee   kári   xás   kun-piip   uum   apsunmúnukich   t-u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    then   then   oh!   then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   racer.snake   PERF-3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  5. tá   kun-'áapunma   p-oo-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-know   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    They found out that he was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   apsunmúnukich   u-piip   pa-yaas'ára   u-'iiníshri-haak   víri   pa-'asiktávaan   vaa   u-kupí-ti-haak   u-kitaxríharahi-ti-haak   xáat   káru   u-xú-ti   vúra   pu-'aapúnm-eesh-ap   víri   vaa   vúra   kun-'áapunm-eesh  
    then   then   racer.snake   3s(>3)-say   NOMZ-rich.person   3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when   so   NOMZ-woman   so   3s(>3)-do-DUR-when   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR-when   may   also   3s(>3)-think-DUR   Intensive   NEG-know-FUT-NEG   so   so   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-know-FUT  
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text