Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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thúuf creek

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6026 | revised Nov 03 2015

thúuf • N • creek

Derivatives (45; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1464, p.389

Note: Synonymous with saamvároo 'creek' , but thúuf is used more often in the names of creeks.

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  1. xás    uthítiv    páthuuf    uvúrunihva   
    then    he.heard.it    that.a.creek    it.was.flowing.downhill   
    And he heard a creek flowing down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás    kúkuum    uthítiv    páthuuf   
    then    again    he.heard.it    the.creek   
    So he heard a creek again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás    pihnêefich    upíip    thúfkaam    vúra    vúrunihi    nani'ífuth   
    then    coyote    he.said    big.creek    Intensive    flow.downhill!    behind.me   
    So Coyote said, "Let a big creek flow down behind me!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. xás    yurúkthuuf    pookvíripma    xás    nani'ífuth    thúfkaam    kam'árihish   
    then    Bluff.Creek    when.he.ran.to.there    then    behind.me    big.creek    let.it.become.it!   
    And when he ran to Bluff Creek, then (he said) "Let it become a big creek behind me!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  5. xás    u'uum    pathúufak   
    then    he.arrives    to.the.creek   
    And he got to the creek.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text