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

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íkuroov / íkuroovu- to be headed upriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2156 | revised Dec 03 2014

íkuroov / íkuroovu- • V • to be headed upriver

Derivation:  íku-roov
point.(in.direction)-upriverward.from.here

Derivatives (2)
íkuroov "ridge running upriver"
ikuroovaxára "name of a ridge, above Camp Creek"

Source: WB 520.4, p.341

  • káruk taníkuroov I lie with my head upriver. [Reference: KV]

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  1. xás   pa-kéevniikich   u-píip   sáruk   áama   ú-kuroovu-ti  
    then   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-say   downhill   salmon   3s(>3)-be.headed.upriver-DUR  
    And the old woman said, "Downhill a salmon is lying, head upstream.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. yée   naa   apsunxára   káan   ú-kuroovu-tih  
    well   1sg.   long.snake   there   3s(>3)-be.headed.upriver-DUR  
    "Say, a long snake is lying there, head upstream."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text