Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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vuh / vuha- tooth
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6635 | revised Nov 17 2015
vuh / vuha- • N • tooth
Derivatives (13; show derivatives)
Source: WB 1565, p.395
- chími pamikúnvuh kiikpithxáhi. You folks brush your teeth! [Reference: Richardson 1993:18]
- víri pá'aax tuvurúnihva pamútraaxak, pamuvuhá'aax. The blood was running down his arm, the blood from his teeth. [Reference: KT 144.26]
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mí-vu pithxáh-i 2sPOSS-tooth wash-IMPER Clean your teeth. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Playpa-mí-vu pithxáh-i the-2sPOSS-tooth wash-IMPER Brush your teeth! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkoovúra pa-mikún-vu kiik-píthxah-i all the-2plPOSS-tooth 2pl(>3)-wash-IMPER You all brush your teeth! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-naní-vuh ni-pithxáh-eesh the-1sPOSS-tooth 1s(>3)-wash-FUT I am going to brush my teeth. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvuhapithxáhar mûuk ni-pithxáh-eesh pa-naní-vuh toothbrush with.(by.means.of) 1s(>3)-wash-FUT the-1sPOSS-tooth I am going to use a toothbrush to brush my teeth. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playáhup mûuk ni-pithxáh-eesh pa-naní-vuh wood with.(by.means.of) 1s(>3)-wash-FUT the-1sPOSS-tooth I am going to use a stick to brush my teeth. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyúfish káru ni-'ihrôo-vish vaa pa-niní-vuh ni-pithxáh-eesh salt also 1s(>3)-use-FUT so the-1sPOSS-tooth 1s(>3)-wash-FUT I am going to use salt to brush my teeth. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyúfish ni-'ihrôo-vish vaa káru ni-pithxáh-eesh pa-naní-vuh salt 1s(>3)-use-FUT so there 1s(>3)-wash-FUT the-1sPOSS-tooth I am going to use salt to brush my teeth. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúha mûuk pa-kun-tháruf-vanaa-tih tooth with.(by.means.of) NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-peel.sticks-PL-DUR They peeled them with their teeth. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text