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

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

This is the public version of Ararahih'urípih. Click here for the password-protected private version (which includes some restricted-access text content).


New search
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency


Search Index

mâaka a little uphill

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4139 | revised Jul 21 2014

mâaka ADV • a little uphill

Source: WB 953.18, p.365

  • ta'ítam yítha pamusvírik mûuk mâaka u'iik, thivrihvasúruk. So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 020]


Sentence examples (7)


Display mode: sentence | word | word components

  1. xás   mâaka   u-thívruuhripaa  
    then   little.uphill   3s(>3)-float.toward.shore  
    He floated up on land.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  2. ta'ítam   yítha   pa-mu-svírik   mûuk   mâaka   u-'iik   thivrihva-súruk  
    so   one   the-3sPOSS-elbow   with.(by.means.of)   little.uphill   3s(>3)-hit   wall.board-under  
    So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  3. mâaka   kíxumnipaa-k   asimváram   t-óo   kyâa-heen   pa-keechxâach  
    little.uphill   corner.of.house.pit-Locative   bed   PERF-3s(>3)   make-ANT   the-widow.(old)  
    In the uphill corner the widow had made a bed.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  4. pa-mâaka   -paathripaa-haak   xáat   vaa   kári   naní-'aramah   ihrôoha  
    NOMZ-little.uphill   2s/3s>1s-throw.inland-when   may   so   then   1sPOSS-child   wife  
    If you throw me into (the corner) uphill, let my child be (your) wife."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  5. xáyva   âanxus   pa-keechxâach   mâaka   u-paathrípaa  
    by.luck   weasel   the-widow.(old)   little.uphill   3s(>3)-throw.inland  
    By luck Weasel threw the widow into (the corner) uphill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  6. púyava   xás   mâaka   t-óo   skúruhripaa  
    you.see   then   little.uphill   PERF-3s(>3)   carry.fish.ashore  
    Then he carried it ashore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text
  7. mâaka      kun-pakúriihvu-naa  
    little.uphill   PERF   3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-PL  
    Further uphill, they sang.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text