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

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íxip- (pl.) to fly, to move through the air

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3508 | revised Nov 17 2014

íxip- • V • (pl.) to fly, to move through the air

Derivatives (2)
íxiprishuk "to fly out (pl.)"
íxipunih "to drift down"

Source: WB 804, p.356

Note: Bound stem; used with directional suffixes.

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  1. kári xás kunívyiihrishuk, kunixipríshukva páachviiv.
    And they came out, birds flew out.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. víri vaa ukuupha, chaka'îich kúnish kun'ixipúniihva.
    They did that, they sort of floated slowly down.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text