Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kêemish / keemisha- deceased person

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3795 | revised Mar 16 2015

kêemish / keemisha- • N • deceased person

Derivation:  kêemish
something.dangerous

Source: WB 868.3, p.360

  • xás hâari vúra takunpíthvuuymath míta pakêemish múthvuy. And sometimes they named someone again with the name of the deceased person. [Reference: WB G143:21]

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  1. xás   hâari   tá   kun-ip-íthvuuymath   míta   pa-kêemish   mú-thvuy  
    then   sometime   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-name.(someone)   near.past   the-deceased.person   3sPOSS-name  
    Sometimes they name someone again with the name of the deceased.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text