Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ífuk- to climb, to crawl

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1495 | revised Nov 17 2014

ífuk- • V • to climb, to crawl

Derivatives (2)
ífuksip "(people) to get up (from a lying position)"
ífukuvraa "(pl.) to climb over a ridge"

Source: WB 409, p.335

Note: Bound stem; used only with directional suffixes.

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  1. máruk    tá    kunpifúkraan   
    uphill    PERF    they.climbed.back.uphill   
    They climbed uphill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. víri    kún    káan    tá    kunpifúkraan   
    so    meaning.unknown    there    PERF    they.had.climbed.back.uphill   
    There they had climbed up there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    kun'ifúksiiprin   
    then    then    they.got.up   
    And they got up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text