Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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-'íshiip most; best
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2960 | revised Nov 17 2014
-'íshiip • ADJ • most; best
Derivatives (12; show derivatives)
Note: Occurs added to nouns.
- uum vúra mahnûuhvanach pafateekyavan'íshiiphanik. Chipmunk always was the best worker (for making the food). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 003]
- xás kári koovúra peeshnanich'íshiipsha kuma'áraar yíchaach úkyav. And he gathered together all the fastest kinds of people. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 015]
Sentence examples (7)
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naa yéeshiip.
I'm very good.Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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xás kári koovúra peeshnanich'íshiipsha kuma'áraar yíchaach úkyav.
So he gathered together all the swiftest people.Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text -
iim pa'avahéeshiipheesh.
You will be the best food.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text -
ta'ítam iinâak upoonváfuruk pamuhrôohas ikmahachram'íshiip.
So he took his wives back into the sacred sweathouse.Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text -
vaa uum papaaxkívtihan uum peekpihan'íshiip káru peeshnanich'íshiip.
The winners were the strongest and the swiftest.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text -
ikmahachram'íshiip kúuk tá nu'íipma.
We went back to the sacred sweathouse.Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text