Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vúnfip to flow away completely

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6651 | revised Jan 26 2016

vúnfip • V • to flow away completely

Derivation:  vur-fip
flow-completely

Source: WB T73.14

  • púyava pa'íshaha tuvunfípahaak kúkuum takuniptákooti. When the water flowed all away, they added more. [Reference: WB T73.14]

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  1. púyava   pa-'íshaha   t-u-vunfíp-ahaak   kúkuum   tá   kun-iptákoo-tih  
    you.see   NOMZ-water   PERF-3s(>3)-flow.away.completely-when   again   PERF   3pl(>3s)-add.(water)-DUR  
    When the water flowed all away, they added it again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text