Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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ahavarákuusrah ninth month of the Karuk year
aneekyávaan Karuk traditional doctor who treats by means of sweating and herbs
ararachúupha Karuk language or Indian language
araráhih the Karuk language
asakeem'íshaanach placename (far upriver in Karuk territory)
áxakhan second month of the karuk year
iknish Some speakers report that iknish refers to the top growth of the plant in the spring only, and was used in cooking or flavoring. One speaker said iknish is the same as , but is originally a Shasta word, and is more commonly used by upriver speakers of Karuk.
ikrívkihaan sixth month of the Karuk year, "April"
iruravahívkuusra sixth month of the Karuk year, "April"
itáharahan the tenth month of the Karuk year, "August"
ithivthanéen'aachip center of the world; Karuk country
ithivthanéen'aachip va'áraar Karuk person
itrôopaan the fifth month of the Karuk year
itroopatíshaamnihaan ninth month of the Karuk year
kaakamîich va'áraar Karuk Indian from below Happy Camp but above Eyese
káruk vákuusrah the tenth month of the Karuk year
káruk va'áraar Karuk Indian
kusrahkêem first month of the Karuk year, "December"
kuyráakhan third month of the Karuk year, "January"
kuyrakhánkuusrah third month of the Karuk year, "January"
kuyrakinívkihan eighth month of the Karuk year
náaseep twelfth month of the Karuk year
nanúkuusrah eleventh month of the year, "September" (used by downriver Karuk)
nanu'irákuusrah eleventh month of the year, "September" (used by downriver Karuk)
ôok_va'irákuusrah eleventh month of the year, "September" (used by downriver Karuk)
pâakuhiv the thirteenth month of the Karuk year;
pakuhákuusrah the thirteenth month of the Karuk year;
páy nanuxákararih country outside Karuk territory
piithvâan the fourth month of the Karuk year
xakinívkihaan seventh month of the Karuk year
yíthaahan first month in the Karuk year
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3260 | revised Feb 09 2015
ithivthanéen'aachip • N • center of the world; Karuk country
Derivation: | ithívthaaneen áachip | (= thiv thaanêen áachip) |
land middle | (= lie.(of.one.thing) around middle) |
- pámitva pakunchuphúruthunatihat payíthuva kuna'ávansas pananuhêeraha ôok ithivhanéen'aachip ... What different kinds of people used to say about our tobacco here in Karuk country ... [Reference: TK 14.5]
- ôok ithivthanéen'aachip upoonváramnihanik. He brought them back to the center of the world. [Reference: KT 130b.34]
Sentence examples (5)
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pihnêeffich vookúphaan'nik ôok ithivthanéen'aachip.
Coyote did this, here at the world center.Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text -
chavúra ôok ithivthanéen'aachip tu'árihroov.
Finally he traveled upriver to the center of the world here.Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text -
ôok kun'ífanik ithivthanéen'aachip áxak ikxareeyav'ifápiitichas.
Two spirit girls grew up here at the middle of the world.Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text -
kári xás ta'ítam uxús "
chími kanvâarami ôok ithivthanéen'aachip."
And so he thought, "Let me go there (lit., here) to the middle of the world."Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text -
chavúra ithivthaneen'achipkâam tu'árihvarak.
Finally he was coming down from upriver, just upstream of the middle of the world.Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text