Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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piykar / piykára- to slaughter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5051 | revised Oct 31 2014

piykar / piykára- • V • to slaughter

Source: WB 823.1, p.357

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. ta'ítam   u-piykára-heen   pa-mu-hrôoha  
    so   3s(>3)-slaughter-ANT   the-3sPOSS-wife  
    So (Duck Hawk) killed his wife.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  2. p-eekxaréeyav   kun-piykára-naa   ikxaréeyav mukinínaasich  
    the-spirit.person   3pl(>3s)-slaughter-PL   deer  
    The (other) spirits were killing the deer.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

  3. kun-ipí-ti   uum   pu-piykár-eesh-ap   pa-káan   asiktávaan   u-vúrayvu-ti-haak  
    3pl(>3s)-say-DUR   3.SG   NEG-slaughter-FUT-NEG   NOMZ-there   woman   3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-when  
    People said they wouldn't catch (anything) if a woman was around there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text