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

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unuhyâach circle ; round

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6245 | revised Jan 21 2016

unuhyâach • N • circle ; round

Literally: 'roundish'

Derivation:  úruh-yâach  (= úruh yav-ach)
round-Intensive  (= round good-DIM)

Derivatives (2)
tapith'unuhyâachas "a type of rush"
taprarah'unuhyâachas "a type of rush"

Source: WB G621.20

Note: Plural unuhyâachas 'round ones'.

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  1. unuhyâach-hiruva   kúma   u-'árihishrih   pa-naní-'iithva   víri   na-takníihshur-oo-tih  
    circle-too   3sPOSS   3s(>3)-become   the-1sPOSS-packload   so   2s/3s>1s-roll.off-PL.ACT-DUR  
    My pack was becoming too round, so it kept rolling off me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. unúhyaach-as   pa-'uhípih   sú'   kúnish   árunsa-sa  
    circle-PL   the-tobacco.stem   inside   sort.of   empty-PL  
    The tobacco stems are round [in section] and empty inside.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text