Karuk Dictionary
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pítithun / pítithuna- to look back
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lexicon ID #5031 | revised Oct 31 2014
pítithun / pítithuna- • V • to look back
- kári xás úpaanik, poopítithunanik, xáyfaat ík vúra naa vaa nithítiimti pamikunpákurih. And he said, as he looked around, "I must never listen to them, your songs." [Reference: KT 123.34]
- víri poopítithun yánava pamukústaan asaxyípit toopárihish. When she looked around, she saw her sister had turned to quartz. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 054]
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kári xás ú-paanik p-oo-pítithun-anik xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa ni-thítiim-ti pa-mikun-pákurih náa pú-vaa naní-vaa-hara pa-mikun-pákurih then then 3s(>3)-say.(ancient) NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.back-ANC don't! must Intensive so 1sg. 1s(>3)-hear-DUR the-2plPOSS-song 1sg. NEG-so 1sPOSS-so-NEG the-2plPOSS-song Then he said looking back: "I must never hear your song any more; your song will not do for me." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textvíri p-oo-pítithun yánava pa-mu-kústaan asaxyípit t-óo párihish so NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.back visible the-3sPOSS-sister quartz PERF-3s(>3) be.transformed When she looked around, she saw her sister had turned to quartz. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text