Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ihruuth slave

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1582 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihruuth N • slave

Derivative (1)
ihrúuthvaha "to make a slave of (someone); to become half-married"

Source: WB 426, p.336

Note: Equiv. to ípasapuh.


Sentence examples (2)

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  1. káru vúra xáat neehrúuthvahi."
    And you may even take me as your slave."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text
  2. kári xás upákih, xás káru vúra úhruuthvah.
    So she gave them back to him, and she took him as her slave.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text