Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ikpúuhrin / ikpúuhrina- to swim across

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1922 | revised Nov 11 2014

ikpúuhrin / ikpúuhrina- • V • to swim across

Derivation:  ikpuh-rin
swim-this.way.across

  • ithyáruk tóokpuuhrin. He's swimming across the river. [Reference: KV]
  • koovúra takunikpúhriin. They all swam across (pl. action). [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás   ishkêesh-ak   ú-skaakurih   xás   ú-kpuuhrin  
    then   river-Locative   3s(>3)-jump.into.water   then   3s(>3)-swim.across  
    And he jumped in the river, and he swam across.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. xás   p-oo-máhavrik   ú-kpuuhrin  
    then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-see.coming   3s(>3)-swim.across  
    And when she saw him coming, she swam across.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text