Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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únuhich kidney

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6243 | revised Jan 21 2016

únuhich • N • kidney

Literally: 'little round thing'

Derivation:  úruh-ich
round-DIM

Derivative (1)
tiiptip'únuhich "California wood fern"

Source: WB 1497.1, p.391; TK xxxv.5

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  1. xás   pa-'únuhich   kich   t-u-páthih  
    then   the-kidney   only   PERF-3s(>3)-throw.to  
    Then he threw only the kidney to him.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. xás   t-óo   mnish   pa-'únuhich  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)   cook   the-kidney  
    Then he cooked the kidney.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  3. xás   kúkuum   pa-púufich   kin-páthih   pa-'únuhich  
    then   again   the-deer   3pl>3pl-throw.to   the-kidney  
    Then again he threw the deer's kidney to them.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text