Karuk Dictionary
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astiip shore; river-bank
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #708 | revised Nov 07 2014
astiip • N • shore; river-bank
Derivatives (2)
ithyarukiráastiip "the opposite shore"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"
Source: WB 168, p.323
Note: Dimin. is astíipich 'right on the bank'.
- xás uxus, vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich. And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 072]
- yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 1.86]
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xás sáruk t-óo thyúru-fak ástiip then downhill PERF-3s(>3) drag-from.uphill shore Then he dragged it downhill to the riverbank. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textJean used to watch her sáruk astiip tá kun-tákir-ar Jean used to watch her downhill shore PERF 3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-go.to Jean used to watch her, they went to soak acorns by the riverbank. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playxás áxak ifápiit-ich-as sah'áhup kun-turar astiip then two young.unmarried.woman-DIM-PL driftwood 3pl(>3s)-go.gather.wood shore Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich yúras u-thívruuhramnih-anik kúkuum yuras-'ástiip xás u-thivrúuhripaa-nik then then coyote ocean 3s(>3)-float.into-ANC again ocean-shore then 3s(>3)-float.toward.shore-ANC Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textyánava káan áxak avansáxiich-as kun-'íipithvu-tih yúras-'astiip visible there two boy-PL 3pl(>3s)-walk.around.(two)-DUR ocean-shore Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textastíip vúr u-'íif-ti yúxnaam shore Intensive 3s(>3)-grow-DUR sand It grows by the river in the sand. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full textxás astíip u-vîish then shore 3s(>3)-come.down So he went down to the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás u-xus vúra pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara astíip-ich then 3s(>3)-think Intensive NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG shore-DIM And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textyánava yúruk ifápiit-sha kun-tákiri-ti astiip visible downriver young.unmarried.woman-PL 3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-DUR shore He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás u-piip astíip-ich vúra kan-thivrúh-i astíip-ich vúra kan-thivrúh-i then 3s(>3)-say shore-DIM Intensive 1s(>3)-float-IMPER shore-DIM Intensive 1s(>3)-float-IMPER And he said, "Let me float to the bank, let me float to the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás vúra-va káan u-tháaniv astiip then Intensive-so there 3s(>3)-sit shore And he lay there on the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkúna vúra pu-'astíip-ich na-'ísh-eesh-ara in.addition Intensive NEG-shore-DIM 1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG But I won't drink by the bank. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchavúra kúkuum vaa káan u-máh asiktávaan-sa astiip áhup kun-ikyáa-vanaa-tih finally again so there 3s(>3)-see woman-PL shore wood 3pl(>3s)-make-PL-DUR Finally he saw women there on the bank again, they were gathering wood. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás t-oo mah astíip sah'áhup kun-ikyáa-vunaa-tih then PERF-3s(>3) see shore driftwood 3pl(>3s)-make-PL-DUR And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás xanchíifich píshiip astíip u-krîish then frog first shore 3s(>3)-sit.down And Frog sat down in first place, on the river bank. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás u-pêer pa-'avansáxiich imáankam sáruk astíip pa-mí-chaas xákaan ík ku-yâaram-eesh ikxúrar then 3s(>3)-say.to the-boy next.day downhill shore the-2sPOSS-younger.brother with.(one.person) must 2pl(>3)-(two.people).go-FUT evening And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás sáruk astíip kúuk u-kvíripma then downhill shore to 3s(>3)-run.to And she ran down to the river-bank. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textpúyava sáruk astíip tá kun-ivyíhish you.see downhill shore PERF 3pl(>3s)-get.there.(pl.) So they went down to the river bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textxás sáruk t-u-tákir astiip then downhill PERF-3s(>3)-leach.(acorn.meal) shore And they leached them, downhill on the river bank. Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text