Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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-aan Agentive

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lexicon ID #32 | revised May 16 2013

-aan SUFF • Agentive

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  1. yáv    uum    imníshaan    um   
    good    3.SG    cook    or   
    Is he a good cook?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  2. xás    koovúra    paparishríhvaansa    upíip    ôok    kiivyíhuki   
    then    all    weavers    he.said    here    you.all.come.here   
    And he said, "All twiners, come here!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text
  3. púyava    pakun'ípak    ôok    kumeethívthaaneen    vaa    uum    pakúphaanhanik    póokupiti    áraar    utâanaxihitihirak   
    you.see    when.they.returned    here    its.world    that    3.SG    the.ones.who.did.it    as.one.is.doing.it    human    where.one.is.dead   
    So when they returned to this world, they are the ones who did as it is done in the land of the dead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  4. peechkáanviichvaanhanik    pa'ávansa   
    once.there.was.a.gambler    the.man   
    Once a man was a gambler.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  5. ishrívaansas        kunxúrihinaa    yáas    kun'áamtih   
    target-shooters    PERF    they.got.hungry    then    they.were.eating   
    The target-shooters got hungry, then they ate.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text