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

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piykáravar / piykáravara- to finish slaughtering

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lexicon ID #5055 | revised Oct 31 2014

piykáravar / piykáravara- • V • to finish slaughtering

Source: WB 823.1.3, p.357

  • púyava takunpiykáravar, eeráriivak takunithyúrurupuk. Then they finished slaughtering (the bear), they dragged it out of the cave. [Reference: WB T71.15]

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  1. púyava   tá   kun-piykáravar   eeráriiv-ak   kun-ithyúrurupuk  
    you.see   PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish.slaughtering   den-Locative   3pl(>3s)-drag.out  
    They finished killing it, they dragged it out of the den.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text