Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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-vrath over; into a sweathouse

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6628 | revised Mar 27 2008

-vrath SUFF • over; into a sweathouse

Derivatives (14; show derivatives)

  • ikyiv > ikyívivrath to fall > to fall into a sweathouse, or (said of the tossel in stick game) to fall over (the goal line) [Reference: G753.36]


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  1. ta'ítam   vaa   káan   su'   u-'árih-ivrath-aheen  
    so   that   there   inside   3s(>3)-jump-over-ANT  
    Then he jumped inside of it there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  2. kúkuum   vúra   vaa   kári      kun-pa-vyíh-ivrath  
    again   Intensive   so   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-go.(pl.)-over  
    Again they went back to the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. axmáy   vúra   yítha   u-kyív-ivrath  
    suddenly   Intensive   one   3s(>3)-fall-over  
    Suddenly one fell in.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  4. xás   u-piip   yée   naa   pihnêefich   t-u-vôor-uvrath-aheen  
    then   3s(>3)-say   well   1sg.   coyote   PERF-3s(>3)-creep-over-ANT  
    And he said, "Well, Coyote has come into the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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