Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kûuruthun / kûuruthuna- to slide around

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4092 | revised Aug 07 2015

kûuruthun / kûuruthuna- • V • to slide around

Derivation:  kûur-thun
sit-around

Source: WB 928, p.363

  • vaa vúra kaan âapun yúuxak ukûuruthun. He slid all over there, on the ground, in the dirt. [Reference: WB T3.54]

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  1. vaa    vúra    káan    âapun    yúuxak    ukûuruthun   
    so    Intensive    there    on.the.ground    in.the.dirt    he.slid.around   
    He slid all over there that way, on the ground, in the dirt.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. xás    káan    avansatínihich    ukûuruthunatih   
    then    there    flat.man    he.was.sliding.around   
    And a flat man was sliding around there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text