Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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simsímtas wire fence

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5399 | revised Dec 03 2015

simsímtas • N • wire fence

Literally: 'metal fence'

Derivation:  símsiim tas  (= síim REP tas-a)
knife fence  (= síim REP build.fence-DEVERB)

Source: WB 1230.6, p.379

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  1. páy    uum    pichas'ípaha    uvêehrimva    xás    simsímtas    utaaspáthahitih   
    this    3.SG    peach.tree    it.is.standing    then    wire.fence    it.is.fenced.around   
    These peach trees are standing, and there is a wire fence around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text