Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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pîiriihi to save (something) for (someone) (?)
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lexicon ID #7821 | revised Dec 31 2016
pîiriihi • V • to save (something) for (someone) (?)
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xas uum vúra hitíhaan kuma-súpaa p-oo-pȋiriihi-ti pa-mu-'ávan pa-xuun then 3.SG Intensive always 3sPOSS-day NOMZ-3s(>3)-save-DUR the-3sPOSS-husband the-acorn.soup She was saving acorn soup all the time every day for her man. Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text