Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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éekoons acorns

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1231 | revised Nov 17 2014

éekoons • N • acorns

Source: WB 329, p.332

Note: From English, perhaps borrowed to fill the lack of a generic term in Karuk.

  • pa'áama kun'áamti káru vúra pa'éekoons. They ate the salmon and the acorns. [Reference: WB T68.10]

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  1. pa-'áama   kun-'áam-ti   káru   vúra   pa-'éekoons  
    the-salmon   3pl(>3s)-eat-DUR   also   Intensive   the-acorns  
    They ate the salmon and the acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  2. káakum   pa-'éekoons   táay   vúra   tá   kun-'ífik   xás   itahara-'átimnam   kóo   t-óo   píishha  
    some   the-acorns   much   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pick.up   then   ten-pack-basket   as.much.as   PERF-3s(>3)   soak.acorns  
    Some people gathered a lot of acorns, and put as many as ten baskets to soak.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  3. xás   koovúra   vaa   kun-'áam-tih   pa-púufich   káru   pa-'áama   káru   pa-'éekoons   káru   pá-piish  
    then   all   so   3pl(>3s)-eat-DUR   the-deer   also   the-salmon   also   the-acorns   also   the-soaked.acorns  
    And they ate all that, the deer and the salmon and the acorns and the soaked acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  4. xás   asíp-kaam   t-u-máhyaan   pa-'éekoons  
    then   bowl-large   PERF-3s(>3)-put.in   the-acorns  
    And they put the acorns in a big soup-basket.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text