Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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êen board, lumber

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1235 | revised Nov 07 2014

êen • N • board, lumber

Derivatives (3)
eeníkvit "block of wood; square ; basket design element (O'Neale, fig. 13g)"
eeníthvar "sleeping board; board floor (of modern house)"
thufêen "placename on the Salmon River"

Source: WB 331, p.332

  • pamichíshiih mít uum êen úkuuyvanik. A board fell on your dog. [Reference: WB T93. Violet's dog. 014]

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  1. xás   kan-éepeen-ti   pa-mi-chíshiih   mít   uum   êen   ú-kuuyva-nik  
    then   1s(>3)-say.to-DUR   the-2sPOSS-dog   near.past   3.SG   board   3s(>3)-strike-ANC  
    And they were telling me, "A board fell on your dog.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text