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

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ikrii life

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1975 | revised Dec 03 2014

ikrii • N • life

Derivation:  ikriv-a  (= ikrii-a-a)
living-DEVERB  (= live-DEVERB-DEVERB)

  • vúra kúnish tookâarimha pananíkrii. It's as though my life has become bad. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 227]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. vaa   vúra   ip   pa-'aapúnmu-ti   vaa   vúra   kich   vaa   kum-éekrii  
    so   Intensive   PAST   NOMZ-know-DUR   so   Intensive   only   so   3sPOSS-life  
    We only knew that kind of living.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. hãã   vaa   vúra   kich   i-'aapúnmu-ti   vaa   kum-éekrii  
    yes   so   Intensive   only   2s(>3)-know-DUR   so   3sPOSS-life  
    Yes, you only knew that kind of living.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. pa-nani-chishíh-'anamahach   itháan   káruk   nu-'ípasroov-at   káan   ú-krii   chishih-'aneekyáavaan  
    the-1sPOSS-dog-little   once   upriver   1pl(>3)-take.(someone).upriver-PAST   there   3s(>3)-life   dog-doctor  
    Once we took my little dog upriver, there was a veterinarian there.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  4. pa-tá   kun-kôo-haak   iinâak   v-éekrii   xás   vaa   káan   tá   kun-vôonupuk  
    NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-stop-when   indoors   3sPOSS-life   then   so   there   PERF   3pl(>3s)-leave.house  
    When they were finished staying inside, then they crawled out there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text