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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íkuyva / íkuuyvu- to strike

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2170 | revised Dec 09 2014

íkuyva / íkuuyvu- • V • to strike

Derivation:  ikuy-va
ikuy-to

Note: Dict. gives as ikúuyva.

  • xás vaa íish takun'íkuyva. And (the powers) strike her body. [Reference: Nettie Reuben, "Doctoring", 1950b:45]

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  1. koova    tá    neekvúrish    chavúra    kúkuum    ni'iyruhunih    chímiva    ípaha    úkuyva   
    so    PERF    I.am.tired    finally    again    I.roll.it.downhill    soon    tree    it.strikes   
    I was so tired finally I rolled it down again, but it hit a tree.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text