Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vánakaar turtleneck sweater

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6428 | revised Nov 17 2015

vánakaar N • turtleneck sweater

Derivation vára-ka-ar-a
hang-to-INST-DEVERB


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  1. xás    furáxvaas    úkyav    káru    furaxyukúku    káru    furaxvánakaar   
    then    woodpecker-head.blanket    he.made.it    also    woodpecker-head.shoes    also    woodpecker-head.vánakaar   
    So he made a woodpecker-head blanket, and woodpecker-head shoes and a woodpecker-head vánakaar (a shirtlike garment).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text