Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ífapva / ífapvu- to pick up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1461 | revised Oct 31 2014

ífapva / ífapvu- • V • to pick up

Derivative (1)
atay'ifápvaanich "type of salmon, similar to nûurit."

Source: WB 402, p.335

  • tîi matêe kóomahich kan'ífapvi paxathímtas. Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment! [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 034]

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  1. xás   u-xú-ti   tîi   matée   kóomahich   kan-'ífapv-i   pa-xathímtas  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   let...   later   little.bit   1s(>3)-pick.up-IMPER   the-roasted.grasshoppers  
    And he thought, "Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. hínupa   chími   u-'ífapv-eesh  
    surprise   soon   3s(>3)-pick.up-FUT  
    He was going to pick them up.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text