Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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amyiv soot

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #368 | revised Feb 08 2008

amyiv • N • soot

Source: WB 92, p.317; JPH ethno ?:???

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  1. xás   amyiv   káru   athkúrit   ta   kun-íyshar   xás   vaa   tá   kun-iyvúruk   pa-thúkinh-ak  
    then   soot   also   fat   PERF   3pl(>3s)-mix.with   then   so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-rub   the-tattoo-Locative  
    Then they mixed soot and grease, and they rubbed it on the tattoo.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text