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

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-kúkam side

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3965 | revised Aug 22 2005

-kúkam • SUFF • side

Derivatives (2)
ífuthkukam "behind"
i'kúkam "outdoors; door leading out of living house"

Sentence examples (6)

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  1. i'kúkam    tupikrîish   
    outdoors    she.sat.down   
    She sat down outdoors.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    kúkuum    imáan    i'kúkam    tupikrîish   
    then    then    again    tomorrow    outdoors    she.sat.down   
    And again the next day she sat down outside.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  3. púyava    xás    uumkun    yu'kúkamkam    pa'ávansas    tá    kunithvíripraa   
    you.see    then    they    on.the.downriver.end    the.men    PERF    they.ran.up.from.downriver   
    Then the men on the downriver end ran up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  4. xás    payu'kúkam    uumkun    káruk    tá    kunithvíriproov   
    then    the.downriver.end    they    upriver    PERF    they.ran.up.from.downriver   
    Then the ones on the downriver end ran up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  5. púyava    hâari    uum    payu'kúkam    pa'ávansas    píshiip    tu'úum    patákasar    uphírivirak   
    you.see    sometime    3.SG    the.downriver.end    the.men    first    they.arrived    where.the.tossel    it.lay   
    Sometimes the men on the downriver end arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  6. púyava    payu'kúkam    tá    kuntâativrukahaak    púyava    kári    tá    kunkôokha    payúruk    va'áras   
    you.see    if.the.downriver.end    PERF    they.toss.it.over.the.goal.line    you.see    then    PERF    they.won    the.downriver    people   
    If the ones on the downriver end toss it over (the goal line), then the downriver people won.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text