Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ipsháanva / ipsháanvu- to take back (things)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2798 | revised Jan 28 2015

ipsháanva / ipsháanvu- • V • to take back (things)

Derivation:  ip-sáanva
ITER carry.(things)

  • chími ipsháanvi pa'ára utâanaxitihirak vasuf'íruhapuh. Take some salmon backbone meat from Indian heaven! [Reference: KS 26. Man Visits His Dead Wife 020]

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  1. kúna    vúra    mít    puhári    úhish    ipshâanmutihaphat    pa'úhish    u'ífeesh   
    in.addition    Intensive    near.past    never    seed    they.took.them.back    that.seed    it.will.grow   
    But They Never Packed Seeds Home
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text

  2. víri    hûut    chími    ukupeepsháanvaheesh   
    so    how    soon    she.would.take.it.back   
    How was she to carry it home?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text