Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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-'íshiip most; best

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2960 | revised Nov 17 2014

-'íshiip • ADJ • most; best

Derivatives (12; show derivatives)

Note: Occurs added to nouns.

  • uum vúra mahnûuhvanach pafateekyavan'íshiiphanik. Chipmunk always was the best worker (for making the food). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 003]
  • xás kári koovúra peeshnanich'íshiipsha kuma'áraar yíchaach úkyav. And he gathered together all the fastest kinds of people. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 015]

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  1. xás   kári   koovúra   p-eeshnanich-'íshiip-sha   kuma-'áraar   yíchaach   ú-kyav  
    then   then   all   the-light-most-PL   3sPOSS-human   together   3s(>3)-make  
    So he gathered together all the swiftest people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. vaa   uum   pa-paaxkív-tih-an   uum   p-eekpihan-'íshiip   káru   p-eeshnanich-'íshiip  
    so   3.SG   NOMZ-win.(game)-DUR-Participial   3.SG   the-strong-most   also   the-light-most  
    The winners were the strongest and the swiftest.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text