Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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-ih / -ihi- Benefactive
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lexicon ID #1526 | revised Oct 31 2014
-ih / -ihi- • SUFF • Benefactive
Derivatives (7)
axaktíkih "ring finger"
ikshúpih "to teach, to show"
iktávih "to hand (something) to (someone)"
ikxurikeekshupíhraam "school"
ikyéeh "to make for, gather for, bring to (a person)"
ithxúpih "to face toward"
iyúrih "to hand (something) to (someone)"
- pakurîihvih(i) to sing to (someone) [Reference: WB notes]
Sentence examples (11)
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nanikîit neekshúpiheet my.grandmother she.taught.me My grandmother taught me. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playhínupa pihnêefich áxak vúra axiich tóo kyéehinaa surprise coyote two Intensive child he.had made The Coyote had made two babies for them. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full texttá néekshupih PERF he.taught.me He made me understand. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playneektávihi let.one.go.get.it.for.me Someone go get it for me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkári xás upíip púya kanapikshúpihi pamikunpákurih then then he.said and.so you.guys.teach.it.to.me.again! your.song And he said, "Hey, teach me your song again!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textcháas neepchívchaaksurih tá ni'íinka younger.brother open.back.up.the.door.for.me PERF I'm.burning "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás kúkuum vúra tóo kpêehva neepchívchaaksurih tá ni'íinka then again Intensive he.did shout open.back.up.the.door.for.me PERF I'm.burning And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxákaan vúra kuníkyeehiti poo'áveesh áxak vúra upátati paxuun both Intensive they.were.making.it.for.him what.he.will.eat two Intensive he.was.eating.it the.acorn.soup They both made for him what he was to eat, he ate two (servings of) acorn soup. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textvíriva uksúpi múkuut so she.taught.him her.grandchild She taught her grandchild (how to hold the world-renewal). Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textxás kári áv tá kuníkyee then then food PERF they.make.for And they gave her food. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full textxás upiip púxay vura chími xuus kíik'uumih then he.said not.yet Intensive soon thought you.guys.go.to.it.for.her And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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