Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kúupha doing, way of doing things, custom

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4087 | revised Aug 07 2015

kúupha • N • doing, way of doing things, custom

Derivation:  kúupha-a
do-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
kuphákaam "Ghost Dance, Round Dance"

Note: Cf. ararákuupha 'Indian custom.'

  • ee! pihnêefich múkuupha, púya íp nípaat, kúhuumum. Oh! it's Coyote's doing, I said so, he's not reliable. [Reference: KT 154.16]
  • pavúra uumkun vaa mukúnkuupha, uhráam vúra vaa pupuyaahanapîimach éethmutihap. Since that is their custom, they don't pass over a pipe near a dead person. [Reference: TK 164.26]

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  1. naa    káru    vúra    vaa    naníkuupha    naa    káru    vúra    iim    vaa    míkuupha    vaa    peepáathkuri    káru   
    1sg.    also    Intensive    so    my.way.of.doing.it    1sg.    also    Intensive    2sg.    so    your.way.of.doing.it    so    when.you.throw.it.in.water    also   
    That's my way of doing it, and that's your way of doing it, when you throw it in the water.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. manâa    uum    pukoovúra    kin'ítaptihara    pukoovúra    kin'áapunmutihara    pakúupha   
    maybe    3.SG    not.everything    we.learned    not.everything    we.know    way.of.doing.things   
    We didn't learn everything, we don't know all the customs.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play

  3. hãã    vúrava    ishimfirákuupha    vaa   
    yes    just    big.happening    so   
    Yes, (it was) a big happening.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  4. kári    xás    chaka'îimich    ni'apúnmiik    pa'araráhih    pa'ararákuupha    pa'ararapíkvah   
    then    then    slowly    I.learned.it.from.them    the.Indian.language    the.Indian.customs    the.Indian.stories   
    And so I slowly learned the Indian language, the Indian customs, the Indian stories.
    Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
    Spoken by William Bright | Download | Play

  5. vaa    uum    ararákuupha   
    that    3.SG    Indian.law   
    That was Indian law.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text