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

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íshkiit (good) luck

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3012 | revised Dec 19 2014

íshkiit • N • (good) luck

Derivatives (2)
ishkitmáhaan "lucky person"
ishkítmahar "lucky"

Source: WB 704, p.351

  • kúkuum vúra íshkiit tákunmah. They have luck again. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 317]

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  1. vúra   uum   táay   mu-'íshkiit  
    Intensive   3.SG   much   3sPOSS-luck  
    She has lots of stuff.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  2. t-óo   páachur   pa-mu-'íshkiit  
    PERF-3s(>3)   lose   the-3sPOSS-luck  
    She lost her luck.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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