Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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-mar / -mara- to finish doing
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4212 | revised Oct 31 2014
-mar / -mara- • SUFF • to finish doing
Derivatives (3)
imyáhumar "to be exhausted (with fatigue)"
iykáravar "to finish killing"
vupákpaakmar "to finish cutting up"
Note: Generally used with ip- 'iterative'.
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vaa vúra ník kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik káru vaa uum yáv pa-pírish ávahkam kun-ithyúru-thuna-tih-aak pa-tá kun-p-úhthaam-pi-mara-haak so Intensive a.little 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC also so 3.SG good the-plant over 3pl(>3s)-drag-around-DUR-when NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-garden--finish.doing-when They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text