Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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úuhyan / úuhyana- to speak, to talk

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6303 | revised Oct 31 2014

úuhyan / úuhyana- • V • to speak, to talk

Derivatives (5)
ikxurika'uhyanaváraar "telegram"
uhyánaan "talkative person"
uhyanákoo "to pray over; to read"
uhyanaváraar "telephone"
uhyániichva "to chat"

Source: WB 1482, p.391

  • koovúra icháanich kun'úuhyanati. They're all talking at once. [Reference: KV]
  • peekxaréeyav vaa kumá'ii pakun'úuhyananaatihanik, hûut áta pakunkupítiheesh, yaas'ára. The Spirit People were talking about it, how Humankind should do. [Reference: KT 122a.26]

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  1. naa   vúra   pu-na-thitív-eesh-ara   xâat   xára   kaan   kú-'uuhyana-ti   naa   vúra   vaa   pu-na-tákir-ara   fâat   vúra   pa-ku-chuphúruthuna-tih  
    1sg.   Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-hear-FUT-NEG   may   long.time   there   2pl(>3)-speak-DUR   1sg.   Intensive   so   NEG-1s(>3)-leach.(acorn.meal)-NEG   what   Intensive   NOMZ-2pl(>3)-talk.about-DUR  
    I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. káru   pa-'arará-hi   nu-'úuhyana-ti   vaa   i-piip   pot  
    also   the-human-language   1pl(>3)-speak-DUR   so   2s(>3)-say   pot  
    We're [supposed to be] talking Indian language, and then you say "pot."
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. xás   vúra   uumkun   hitíhaan   pa-kaan   kun-ivyíihmu-tih-anik   p-eekxaréeyav   váa   kumá'ii   pa-kun-'úuhyana-tih-anik   hûut   áta   pa-kun-kupí-tih-eesh   yaas'ára  
    then   Intensive   they   always   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)-DUR-ANC   the-spirit.person   so   because.of   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR-ANC   how   maybe   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-FUT   rich.person  
    The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  4. chavúra   pâanpay   pirishkâarim   káan   u-thivkêe-v-anik   pa-kun-'úuhyana-tih-irak   xás   vúra   uum   kun-vîiha   pa-kaan   u-'uum  
    finally   after.while   grizzly   there   3s(>3)-go.along-PL.ACT-ANC   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR-where   then   Intensive   3.SG   3pl(>3s)-hate   NOMZ-there   3s(>3)-arrive  
    Then later on Grizzly Bear went in there with them, where they were talking (it) over, and they did not like it when he arrived.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  5. naa   pa-káruk   úuhyan   ni-chuuphí-tih.  
    1sg.   the-upriver   speak   1s(>3)-speak-DUR.  
    I am speaking the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  6. naa   pa-káruk   úuhyan   ni-'ítap-tih.  
    1sg.   the-upriver   speak   1s(>3)-know-DUR.  
    I know how to speak the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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