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

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víraxsur / víraxsuru- to lick off

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6569 | revised Jan 14 2016

víraxsur / víraxsuru- • V • to lick off

Derivation:  vírax-sur
lick-off

Source: WB 14: Coyote Eats His Own Excrement 024

  • tîi kanvínaxsunachi. Let me lick it off! [Reference: WB 14: Coyote Eats His Own Excrement 024]
  • tîi matêe kanipvínaxsunachi. Let me just lick it off! [Reference: KM 27.37]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. tîi    matêe    kanipvínaxsunachi   
    let...    later    let.me.lick.it.off.a.little   
    "Let me taste it by sticking out my tongue.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  2. xás    kúkuum    upvínaxsunach   
    then    again    he.licked.it.off   
    Then he tasted it again by sticking out his tongue.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  3. tîi    kanvínaxsunachi   
    let...    let.me.lick.it.a.little   
    Let me lick it off!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text