Ararahih'urípih
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itúkuk name of a Yurok village, just above the mouth of the Trinity River

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3426 | revised Jun 30 2014

itúkuk • N • name of a Yurok village, just above the mouth of the Trinity River

Note: Perh. also itútut.

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    1. uum    vúra    káan    u'iifshípreenik    afíshnihanich    itúkuk   
      3.SG    Intensive    there    he.grew.up    young.man.(dimin.)    placename   
      A young man lived there at itúkuk (in Yurok territory, opposite Weitchpec).
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

    2. uum    vúra    itíhaan    kumamáh'iit    tóo    kvátar    itukuk'afishríhan   
      3.SG    Intensive    always    its.morning    he.had    go.get.sweathouse.wood    itúkuk.young.man   
      The young man of itúkuk went gathering sweathouse wood every morning.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

    3. úpviitkar    itukuk'afishríhan   
      he.rowed.back.across    itúkuk.young.man   
      The boy from itúkuk rowed back across.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

    4. vaa    ukúphaanik    itukuk'afishríhan   
      so    he.did.it    itúkuk.young.man   
      The boy from itúkuk did that.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text