Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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íimkar / íimkara- to drown

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1659 | revised Oct 31 2014

íimkar / íimkara- • V • to drown

Derivation:  iv-kar
die-into.water

Source: WB 788.1, p.355

  • mít kunípaat káruk úuth tu'íimkar. They said he drowned in the river upstream. [Reference: WB T1.110]

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  1. mít   kun-íp-aat   káruk   úuth   t-u-'íimkar  
    near.past   3pl(>3s)-say-PAST   upriver   out.to.water   PERF-3s(>3)-drown  
    They said he drowned in the river upriver."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text