Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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páthak knee

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lexicon ID #4628 | revised Aug 23 2005

páthak N • knee

Derivative (1)
ishyuxpathak'ápxaan "hat made of elk's kneeskin, worn with elkskin armor"

Source: WB 1090, p.371

Note: The locative is páthakan 'on the knee'.

  • kári xás ukûuntakish, páthakan ukûuntakish. Then she sat down, she sat on his knee. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 052]


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  1. víri   vaa   kun-kupi-tih   patha-kan-'ávak      kun-thataktakúraan   pa-mukun-yáfus   pa-mukun-yupastáran   mûuk   pa-kun-'ívun-ti   kahyuras'afishríhan  
    so   so   3pl(>3s)-do-DUR   knee-Locative-above   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.tattered   the-3plPOSS-dress   the-3plPOSS-tear.(from.weeping)   with.(by.means.of)   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-cry.for-DUR   Klamath.Lakes.Young.Man  
    They did this, their dresses were all tattered up above the knees from the tears that they were weeping for Klamath Lakes Young Man.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text