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

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vôohar / voohara- digging stick

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6604 | revised Jan 14 2016

vôohar / voohara- • N • digging stick

Source: WB 1562.1, p.395

Note: Equiv. to vôoh, vôor.

  • payêem ík vooharamûuk ivúreesh. Now you must jab him with a digging stick. [Reference: WB T46.16]

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  1. kári    xás    upiip    púya    payêem    ík    vôohara    mûuk    ivúreesh    papay'ôok    tu'íhithunahaak    nunúthvaaykam   
    then    then    he.says    and.so    now    must    digging.stick    with.(by.means.of)    you.will.jab.him    when.here    when.he.danced.around    in.front.of.us   
    And (one) said, "Say, this time we must jab him with a digging stick when he dances around here in front of us."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    ukyívish    áfup    patá    kunvúr    vôohara    mûuk   
    then    then    he.falls.down    buttocks    when    they.jab.him    digging.stick    with.(by.means.of)   
    Then he fell down, when they jabbed him in the buttocks with a digging stick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text