Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kuyraak three

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4108 | revised Nov 08 2005

kuyraak • NUM • three

Derivatives (7)
kuynáakich "only three"
kuynâakich "third-size dentalium"
kuynakinívkihich "only eight"
kuyrakinívkih "eight"
kuyrak'íkyav "three deals! (hollered when there are only two counters left, in Indian cards)"
kuyrakitráhyar "thirty"
kuyrakinivkihitráhyar "eighty"

Source: WB 952, p.364

Note: Loc. kuyráakan, dimin. kuynáakich, animate kuyraakávan.

  • víri vaa vúra kári pákuyraak káan kun'iruvêehriv. There are the three still standing there. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. kuyráak    pamu'ápsiih   
    three    its.legs   
    It (the cat) has three legs.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. papúsihich    uum    kuyráak    pamu'ápsiih   
    the.cat    3.SG    three    its.legs   
    The cat has three legs.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. kuyrakhárinay    xás    amáyav    pápiish   
    in.three.years    then    good-tasting    the.soaked.acorns   
    In three years, then the soaked acorns were good-tasting.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  4. kuyráak    usasipúniihva    yítha    achipyâach    xás    xákararih   
    three    it.runs.down.in.lines    one    very.center    then    on.both.sides   
    There were three stripes running down, one right in the middle and (two) on each side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  5. víri    payêem    kuyraak    tah    pa'ávansa   
    so    now    three    already    the.men   
    Now by this time there are three men.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  6. víri    vaa    vúra    kári    pákuyraak    káan    kun'iruvêehriv   
    so    so    Intensive    then    the.three    there    they.are.standing   
    There are the three still standing there like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  7. payôok    kuyráak    axíich    kun'iruvêehriv   
    right.here    three    child    they.are.standing   
    Here three children are standing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text