Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vut to cut (grass stems), to mow

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6691 | revised Dec 12 2015

vut • V • to cut (grass stems), to mow

Derivatives (2)
ichavutsunayâach "cut off evenly"
vúutsur "to cut off"

Source: WB 1579, p.396

  • uvúuti. He's mowing with a knife. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (2)

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  1. payêem   uum   símsiim   mûuk   kun-vúut-vanaa-tih  
    now   3.SG   knife   with.(by.means.of)   3pl(>3s)-cut.(grass)-PL-DUR  
    Now they cut them with a knife.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  2. pa-'asiktávaan-sas   uum   kun-íshtuuk-vanaa-tih  
    the-woman-PL   3.SG   3pl(>3s)-cut.(grass)-PL-DUR  
    The women picked them.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text