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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-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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  1. vaa   vúra   ník   kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik   káru   vaa   uum   yáv   pa-pírish   ávahkam   kun-ithyúru-thuna-tih-aak   pa-   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