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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úuhyan / úuhyana- to speak, to talk

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6303 | revised Oct 31 2014

úuhyan / úuhyana- • V • to speak, to talk

Derivatives (5)
ikxurika'uhyanaváraar "telegram"
uhyánaan "talkative person"
uhyanákoo "to pray over; to read"
uhyanaváraar "telephone"
uhyániichva "to chat"

Source: WB 1482, p.391

  • koovúra icháanich kun'úuhyanati. They're all talking at once. [Reference: KV]
  • peekxaréeyav vaa kumá'ii pakun'úuhyananaatihanik, hûut áta pakunkupítiheesh, yaas'ára. The Spirit People were talking about it, how Humankind should do. [Reference: KT 122a.26]

Sentence examples (13)

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  1. chími    nuhyániichvi   
    soon    we.have.a.conversation   
    Let's have a conversation.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. naa    vúra    punathitíveeshara    xâat    xára    kaan    kú'uuhyanati    naa    vúra    vaa    punatákirara    fâat    vúra    pakuchuphúruthunatih   
    1sg.    Intensive    I.won't.hear    may    long.time    there    you.talk    1sg.    Intensive    so    I.can't.leach.acorn.meal    what    Intensive    what.you.are.talking.about   
    I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. káru    pa'araráhi    nu'úuhyanati    vaa    ipiip    pot   
    also    the.language    we're.talking    so    you.say    pot   
    We're [supposed to be] talking Indian language, and then you say "pot."
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. xás    vúra    uumkun    hitíhaan    pakaan    kunivyíihmutihanik    peekxaréeyav    váa    kumá'ii    pakun'úuhyanatihanik    hûut    áta    pakunkupítiheesh    yaas'ára   
    then    Intensive    they    always    there    they.went.    the.First.People    so    because.of    they.were.talking.    how    maybe    they.will.do    rich.person   
    The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  5. chavúra    pâanpay    pirishkâarim    káan    uthivkêevanik    pakun'úuhyanatihirak    xás    vúra    uum    kunvîiha    pakaan    u'uum   
    finally    after.while    grizzly    there    he.went.with.them    where.they.were.talking    then    Intensive    3.SG    they.disliked    when.there    he.arrived   
    Then later on Grizzly Bear went in there with them, where they were talking (it) over, and they did not like it when he arrived.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  6. naa    pakáruk    úuhyan    nichuuphítih.   
    1sg.    the.Karuk    speak    I.am.speaking   
    I am speaking the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  7. naa    pakáruk    úuhyan    ni'ítaptih.   
    1sg.    the.Karuk    speak    I.know.it   
    I know how to speak the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  8. uhyanaváraar    mûuk    nuchúupheesh   
    telephone    with.(by.means.of)    I.will.call.you   
    I am going to call you on the telephone.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  9. xáyfaat    uhyanaváraar    mûuk    núchuupha   
    don't!    telephone    with.(by.means.of)    you.call.me   
    Don't call me!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  10. íkiich    uhyanaváraar    mûuk    nuchúupheesh   
    maybe    telephone    with.(by.means.of)    I.will.call.you   
    I am going to use the phone to call you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  11. vúra    xára    tá    kun'uuhyániichva   
    Intensive    long.time    PERF    they.chatted   
    They chatted for a long time.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  12. ta'ítam    kun'uhyániichva   
    so    they.chatted   
    Then they chatted.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  13. púyava    xás    u'uhyanakôoti    papírish   
    you.see    then    he.talked.to    the.plants   
    And he talked to the plants.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text