Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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ífapva / ífapvu- to pick up
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1461 | revised Oct 31 2014
ífapva / ífapvu- • V • to pick up
Derivative (1)
atay'ifápvaanich "type of salmon, similar to nûurit."
Source: WB 402, p.335
- tîi matêe kóomahich kan'ífapvi paxathímtas. Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment! [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 034]
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xás uxúti tîi matée kóomahich kan'ífapvi paxathímtas then he.was.thinking let... later little.bit let.me.pick.them.up! the.roasted.grasshoppers And he thought, "Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full texthínupa chími u'ífapveesh surprise soon he.will.pick.them.up He was going to pick them up. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text