Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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káruk upriver (a considerable distance)
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lexicon ID #3753 | revised May 15 2015
káruk • ADV • upriver (a considerable distance)
Derivatives (3)
karukúkam "upriverward"
kárukvarih "upriverward"
karúk'aasak "placename, "at the rock at Katimin Spring""
Source: WB 835.11, p.358
- vaa uum vúra káan ifmaarápiit kamíktaatroovuti, káruk uvítroovuti. Let the new married man push his way upstream there, (when) he is traveling upstream. [Reference: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 009]
- âanxus uthitívanik, káruk keechxâach úkrii. Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 001]
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akâayva vaa u-rôov-anik when I was packing you know vúra vaa káruk xás ni-mah anyone so 3s(>3)-upriverward.from.here-ANC when I was packing you know Intensive so upriver then 1s(>3)-see [talking about an unfinished basket] Somebody took it upriver when I was packing , you know, then I saw it upriver. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playmanâa iim káruk va-'áraar I guess maybe 2sg. upriver 3sPOSS-human I guess Well, you're an upriver Indian, I guess. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playxás u-xus tîi káruk kan-vâaram-i then 3s(>3)-think let... upriver 1s(>3)-go-IMPER He thought: "Let me go upriver." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textxas káruk kuna u-tápichroov then upriver in.addition 3s(>3)-slip.upriver Then he slipped in upriver direction. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textkáruk tá ni-vâaram upriver PERF 1s(>3)-go I'm going upriver. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Playkáruk tá ni-vâaram káruk va-'ára-as tá ní-muus-tih-eesh upriver PERF 1s(>3)-go upriver 3sPOSS-person-PL PERF 1s(>3)-look.at-DUR-FUT I'm going upriver and I'll see someone (an Indian person) upriver. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playkáruk va-'áraar ní-muus-tih-eesh upriver 3sPOSS-human 1s(>3)-look.at-DUR-FUT I am going to see a person who lives upriver. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playnaa pa-káruk úuhyan ni-chuuphí-tih. 1sg. the-upriver speak 1s(>3)-speak-DUR. I am speaking the Karuk language. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa pa-káruk úuhyan ni-'ítap-tih. 1sg. the-upriver speak 1s(>3)-know-DUR. I know how to speak the Karuk language. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás pa-ni-p-vôonupuk-at xás kári káruk ni-'árihroov then NOMZ-1s(>3)-ITER-leave.house-PAST then then upriver 1s(>3)-go.upriver And when it had let out, then I went upriver. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playpa-nani-chishíh-'anamahach itháan káruk nu-'ípasroov-at káan ú-krii chishih-'aneekyáavaan the-1sPOSS-dog-little once upriver 1pl(>3)-take.(someone).upriver-PAST there 3s(>3)-life dog-doctor Once we took my little dog upriver, there was a veterinarian there. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textxás káruk vúra itíhaan vúra ithéekxaram xúus ni-'éeth-ti then upriver Intensive always Intensive all.night thought 1s(>3)-carry-DUR And upriver ... I was taking care of him all night. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textpi'êep pa-ni-yáan'iiftihan-haak pa-'ôok káruk vee-thívthaaneen pishîich ni-'úum-haak pa-panámniik pishîich ni-'úum-haak naa vúra xakitrahyar káru yítha hárinay kích tá ní-krii long.ago NOMZ-1s(>3)-young.person-when NOMZ-here upriver 3sPOSS-land first 1s(>3)-arrive-when NOMZ-Orleans first 1s(>3)-arrive-when 1sg. Intensive twenty also one year only PERF 1s(>3)-live Long ago, when I was young, when I first came to Karuk country, when I first came to Orleans, I was only 21 years old. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playkúna vúra pa-'arara-kéevriik-shas pa-'arara-pihnîich-as pa-nani-káruk va-'ararée-fyiiv-shas koovúra nee-psháravrik in.addition Intensive the-human-old.woman-PL the-human-old.man-PL the-1sPOSS-upriver 3sPOSS-human-friend-PL all 2s/3s>1s-help But the Karuk old women, the Karuk old men, my Karuk friends, they all helped me. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playkúna vúra kúkuum ôok tá ni-'uum pa-naní-fyiiv-shas ni-músaruk-ti kári vúra pa-káruk vá-hi ni-'aapúnmiik-ti in.addition Intensive again here PERF 1s(>3)-arrive the-1sPOSS-friend-PL 1s(>3)-come.to.see-DUR then Intensive the-upriver 3sPOSS-language 1s(>3)-learn.from-DUR But I've come back here again, I'm visiting my friends, and I'm still learning the Karuk language. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playchavúra yíiv káruk t-u-'áhoo finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go Finally he walked a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás chavúra yíiv káruk t-u-'áhoo then finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go And finally he traveled a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textvúra vaa u-'áhoo-tih vúra tá yíiv káruk Intensive so 3s(>3)-go-DUR Intensive PERF far upriver He was walking that way, a long ways upriver by this time. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás yánava yíiv káruk t-u-'áhoo then then visible far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go He saw he was a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textmít kun-íp-aat káruk úuth t-u-'íimkar near.past 3pl(>3s)-say-PAST upriver out.to.water PERF-3s(>3)-drown They said he drowned in the river upriver." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textu-p-ipshinvárihva p-eeshpúk káruk u-kyâan-tih 3s(>3)-ITER-forget NOMZ-dentalium.shells upriver 3s(>3)-go.gather-DUR He forgot that he was going upriver to get money. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textuknîi púyava káruk kahyúras kun-'áraarahi-ti p-aastaah once.upon.a.time you.see upriver Klamath.Lakes 3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR the-duck Once upon a time... The ducks lived upriver at Klamath Lakes. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkáruk tá kun-pávyiihma t-u-supah-áyaachha pá-mita káan kun-'arámsiiprin-tih upriver PERF 3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.) PERF-3s(>3)-day-well NOMZ-near.past there 3pl(>3s)-start.out-DUR They arrived back upriver where they came from, it was mid-morning. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkáruk iinâak káan tá kun-'áam-vunaa upriver indoors there PERF 3pl(>3s)-eat-PL Upriver they ate there in the living house. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkári xás u-xús-aanik chími káruk ishpúk kan-ikyâan kahyúras then then 3s(>3)-think-ANC soon upriver dentalium.shells 1s(>3)-go.gather Klamath.Lakes And he thought, "Let me go upriver to get money at Klamath Lakes!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkáruk ishpúk u-kyâar-anik upriver dentalium.shells 3s(>3)-go.gather-ANC He went upriver to get money. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás vúra yíiv káruk t-u-'árihroov then Intensive far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver And he went a long ways upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás sípnuuk káruk u-'êethroov then storage.basket upriver 3s(>3)-carry.upriverward.from.here So he took a storage basket upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás káruk u-'árihroov then upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver So he went upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textyíiv káruk t-u-'árihroov far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver He went far upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textkáruk vúra yîiv t-u-'uum upriver Intensive far PERF-3s(>3)-arrive He got a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich káruk u-'árihroov kahyúras t-u-vâaram then coyote upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver Klamath.Lakes PERF-3s(>3)-go So Coyote went upriver, he was going to Klamath Lakes. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás vúra yíiv káruk t-u-'uum then Intensive far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-arrive And he got a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvaa páy pihnêefich u-kúpha-anik pa-káruk kahyúras u-vâaramu-tih kupánakanakana so this coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC NOMZ-upriver Klamath.Lakes 3s(>3)-go-DUR the.end Coyote did that, when he went upriver to Klamath Lakes. kupánakanakana. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textyakún uumkun yúruk ithivthaneen-'ípan kun-'íh-m-oo-tih káru káruk ithivthaneen-'ípan kun-'íh-m-oo-tih you.see they downriver land-end 3pl(>3s)-dance-to-PL.ACT-DUR also upriver land-end 3pl(>3s)-dance-to-PL.ACT-DUR They dance to the downriver end of the world, and they dance to the upriver end of the world." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich uum tá íp káruk u-'árihroov-at then coyote 3.SG PERF PAST upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver-PAST And Coyote went upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textpihnêefich káruk u-'árihroovu-tih coyote upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver-DUR Coyote was going upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textxás chavúra yiiv káruk t-u-'árihroov then finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver And finally he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textkáruk u-'árihroov upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver He went upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textkun-piip xâatik ápap yúruk u-vuunúpa-hi-tih káru ápap káruk u-vuunôovu-tih 3pl(>3s)-say it's.better one.side downriver 3s(>3)-flow.from.mouth-ESS-DUR also one.side upriver 3s(>3)-flow.upstream.from.here-DUR (The gods) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textithyáruk kúna ú-p-viitroov-eesh u-thívruuhroov-eesh káru káruk u-vuunôov-ahi-ti pa-'íshaha across in.addition 3s(>3)-ITER-paddle.upstream.from.here-FUT 3s(>3)-float.upriver-FUT also upriver 3s(>3)-flow.upstream.from.here-ESS-DUR the-water They would travel back upstream on the other side, they would float upstream also, the water was flowing upstream. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textvaa uum vúra káan ifmaará-piit kam-íktaatroovu-tih káruk u-vítroovu-tih so 3.SG Intensive there married.man-new 3s(>3)-push.upstream.from.here-DUR upriver 3s(>3)-paddle.upstream.from.here-DUR Let the new married man push his way upstream there, (when) he is traveling upstream." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textkári xás u-piip káruk ithivthaneen'ípan ni-vâaramu-tih then then 3s(>3)-say upriver at.end.of.world 1s(>3)-go-DUR And he said, "I'm going upriver to the end of the world." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári xás kôokaninay vúra ú-ktir pa-xunyêep máruk sáruk yúruk káruk then then everywhere Intensive 3s(>3)-hit.by.throwing the-tan.oak.tree uphill downhill downriver upriver And he beat the tan-oak trees everywhere, uphillward, downhillward, downriverward, upriverward. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textâanxus u-thitív-anik káruk keechxâach ú-krii weasel 3s(>3)-hear-ANC upriver widow.(old) 3s(>3)-live Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxâatik naa káruk ni-vâaram it's.better 1sg. upriver 1s(>3)-go Let me go upriver!" Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textkáruk u-'árihroov upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver He went upriver. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás káruk kun-ítroovu-tih then upriver 3pl(>3s)-look.away.upriver-DUR And they looked upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textvíri kúna káruk u-kvíripvarak so in.addition upriver 3s(>3)-run.down.from.upriver She in her turn was running down from upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás káruk t-u-thítiim-noov p-óo-xruunhi-tih then upriver PERF-3s(>3)-hear-upriverward.from.here NOMZ-3s(>3)-growl-DUR Then he heard her growling from upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás kári axmáy káruk ára u-'árihvarak then then suddenly upriver person 3s(>3)-come.down.from.upriver And suddenly a person came down from upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkúkuum vúra imáan káruk tá kun-ítroovu-tih again Intensive tomorrow upriver PERF 3pl(>3s)-look.away.upriver-DUR Again the next day they looked upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textxás káruk ú-troovu-tih axmay u-'árihvarak then upriver 3s(>3)-look.away.upriver-DUR suddenly 3s(>3)-come.down.from.upriver Then he looked upriver, suddenly (Grizzly) came down. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkáruk u-'árih-roona-tih upriver 3s(>3)-jump-upriverward.from.here.(pl.action)-DUR He kept going upriver. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textithyarukpíhriiv u-'árihroov u-xus tîi káruk kan-vâaram-i Across.the.Water.Widower 3s(>3)-go.upriver 3s(>3)-think let... upriver 1s(>3)-go-IMPER Across-the-Water Widower went upriver, he thought, "Let me go upriver!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textxás kári chavúra yíiv káruk t-u-'árihroov then then finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver And finally he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textchavúra tá yíiv káruk u-'árihroov finally PERF far upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver Finally, he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textkáruk ú-troovu-tih upriver 3s(>3)-look.away.upriver-DUR He looked upriver. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textvíri p-oo-tâat-sip pa-mu-tákasar yá káruk ithivthaneen'ípan ú-kuuyva so NOMZ-3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-up the-3sPOSS-shinny.tossel visible upriver at.end.of.world 3s(>3)-strike When he tossed his tossel, he saw it landed at the upriver end of the world. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textkáruk kun-ítroovu-tih upriver 3pl(>3s)-look.away.upriver-DUR And they looked upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textkáruk tá kun-vitíshriih-v-aheen upriver PERF 3pl(>3s)-beach.(a.boat)-PL.ACT-ANT (The others) had beached their boats upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textkáruk yítha va-'êem kun-'êetheep-anik mu-'arátaanva pa-preacher mu-hrooha-'íin upriver one 3sPOSS-doctor 3pl(>3s)-take.away.from-ANC 3sPOSS-disease the-preacher 3sPOSS-wife-TOPIC The preacher's wife took the 'pain' (disease object) away from a certain doctor upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full textkáruk t-óo p-tâat-roov upriver PERF-3s(>3) ITER-handle.with.implement-upriverward.from.here He tossed it back upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textkáruk t-óo tâat-roov upriver PERF-3s(>3) handle.with.implement-upriverward.from.here He tossed it upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textxás pa-yu'-kúkam uumkun káruk tá kun-ithvíriproov then the-downriver-side they upriver PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.upriver.from.here.(two) Then the ones on the downriver end ran up. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textkáruk u-'ír-ahiv upriver 3s(>3)-celebrate.world-renewal-time There was a world renewal upriver. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textkáruk yíiv ikhurôo-k t-u-'árihroov upriver far ridge.running.upriver-LOC PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textkáruk nú-vyiih-ship tínxuumnipaa-k upriver 1pl(>3)-go.(pl.)-up placename-Locative We went upriver to Ferry Point. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full textkáruk íp ni-fyúku-tih-at ítam upriver PAST 1s(>3)-go.around-DUR-PAST earlier.today Earlier today I was going around upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Blow-out" (WB_KL-91) | read full textpúyava pa-ni-pkára-haak payêem káruk kúna ni-'árihroov-ish ni-p-takníhar-eesh you.see NOMZ-1s(>3)-go.back.acrossriver-when now upriver in.addition 1s(>3)-go.upriver-down 1s(>3)-ITER-go.drive-FUT When I go back across-river now, I'll go upriver, I'll go drive back. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Blow-out" (WB_KL-91) | read full text