Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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lexicon ID #1096 | revised Dec 26 2016

chavúra • ADV • 1 finally • 2 finally (lexicon ID #89)

Source: WB 284, p.330

  • chavúra pâanpay ka'tim'îin yítha úkrii peekxaréeyav. Finally after a while one of the Spirit People was living at Katimin. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 007]
  • chavúra taxánahishich tiikmûuk vúra tumutváraati. Finally he was putting it into his mouth by handfuls. [Reference: KT 146.17]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. achavúra   ithá-'iithva   vaa   kóo   u-paríshriihva  
    finally   one-packload   that   as.much.as   3s(>3)-twine  
    Finally he twined a whole pack.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. achavúra   ú-xviipha  
    finally   3s(>3)-be.angry  
    Finally he got angry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text