Ararahih'urípih
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itúkuk name of a Yurok village, just above the mouth of the Trinity River

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3426 | revised Jun 30 2014

itúkuk • N • name of a Yurok village, just above the mouth of the Trinity River

Note: Perh. also itútut.

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    1. uum   vúra   káan   u-'iifshípree-nik   afíshnihanich   itúkuk  
      3.SG   Intensive   there   3s(>3)-grow.up-ANC   young.man.(dimin.)   placename  
      A young man lived there at itúkuk (in Yurok territory, opposite Weitchpec).
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

    2. uum   vúra   itíhaan   kuma-máh'iit   t-óo   kvátar   itukuk-'afishríhan  
      3.SG   Intensive   always   3sPOSS-morning   PERF-3s(>3)   go.get.sweathouse.wood   placename-young.man  
      The young man of itúkuk went gathering sweathouse wood every morning.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

    3. ú-p-viitkar   itukuk-'afishríhan  
      3s(>3)-ITER-row.across   placename-young.man  
      The boy from itúkuk rowed back across.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

    4. vaa   u-kúphaa-nik   itukuk-'afishríhan  
      so   3s(>3)-do-ANC   placename-young.man  
      The boy from itúkuk did that.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text