Karuk Dictionary
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lexicon ID #5417 | revised Dec 11 2014
-sip / -sipriv- • SUFF • up; begin to ...
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Note: Plural action form is -sîiprin(a). The form before -tih Durative is -sîipriv- or -sîiprin-.
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kúnish kíri sákriiv kúnish pa-ní-ktaam-sipree-haak pa-xuun sort.of want hard sort.of NOMZ-1s(>3)-hold.in.hand-up-1pl(>3) the-acorn.soup So that it's kind of solid when I pick it up, the acorn soup. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playhôoy if imvár-ak xuun í-ktaam-sipree-vish where truly plate-Locative acorn.soup 2s(>3)-hold.in.hand-up-FUT You can't pick up acorn soup in a plate. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playnu-vuxich-shúr-oo nu-vuxich-shiipriv vuxich[ar] bucksaw muuk nu-vuxich-vúxich 1pl(>3)-saw-off-PL.ACT 1pl(>3)-saw-up saw with.(by.means.of) 1pl(>3)-saw-saw We sawed it down– [correction] sawed it up, we sawed it up with a saw– with a bucksaw. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full textkári xás kun-p-ithxuná-siipreen pa-mukun-'ápxaan then then 3pl(>3s)-ITER-put.over.head-up the-3plPOSS-cap And they put on their basket-caps. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textkári xás u-p-íthxuuna-sip then then 3s(>3)-ITER-put.over.head-up And she put it on. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textpúyava uum pa-'asiktávaan-sa yáas kun-ívyiih-shiprim-tih máh'iit you.see 3.SG the-woman-PL then 3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-up-DUR morning Then the women started out, in the morning. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full textvíri p-oo-tâat-sip pa-mu-tákasar yá káruk ithivthaneen'ípan ú-kuuyva so NOMZ-3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-up the-3sPOSS-shinny.tossel visible upriver at.end.of.world 3s(>3)-strike When he tossed his tossel, he saw it landed at the upriver end of the world. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textpúya-va xákaan vúra pa-tá kun-xús kíri nu-tâat-sip and.so-so with.(one.person) Intensive NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-think I.wish 1pl(>3)-handle.with.implement-up Both (men) thought, "Let's toss it!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textpúya-va yítha uum t-óo tâat-sip and.so-so one 3.SG PERF-3s(>3) handle.with.implement-up And one tossed it. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textpúya-va xás uum píshiip t-óo tâat-sip and.so-so then 3.SG first PERF-3s(>3) handle.with.implement-up So he tossed it first. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textpúya-va pa-tákasar t-óo kyívishri-haak púya-va t-óo tâat-sip and.so-so NOMZ-shinny.tossel PERF-3s(>3) fall.down-when and.so-so PERF-3s(>3) handle.with.implement-up When the tossel fell, (one of them) tossed it. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textkáruk nú-vyiih-ship tínxuumnipaa-k upriver 1pl(>3)-go.(pl.)-up placename-Locative We went upriver to Ferry Point. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full textxás yuh'ará-riik nú-vyiih-ship then Indian.from.downriver-place 1pl(>3)-go.(pl.)-up Then we went to Crescent City. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text