Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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ip- deer
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2675 | revised Nov 17 2014
ip- • N • deer
Derivatives (6)
íp'aaf "deer excrement"
íp'aaxkunish "red deer"
ipasnáhvaanich "pygmy owl"
ipísh'iit "deer cannon bone"
ipish'it'íkpat "marrow from leg bone of deer"
ípmiif "black deer"
Usage: Old form, púufich 'deer' is the word currently used for deer..
Sentence examples (3)
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ipasnáhvaanich káan úkrii.
Pygmy Owl lived there.Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text -
ipasnáhvaanich ukúphaanik.
Pygmy Owl did it.Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text -
pufíchtaahkoo,
ípmiif káru pakóo kumá'uup pootháthriinaa,
pasipnúukak.
White deerskins, black deerskins, and every kind of treasure sat in the storage baskets.Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text