Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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síinkar / síinkara- to swallow

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5375 | revised Jul 01 2015

síinkar / síinkara- • V • to swallow

Derivation:  sir-kar
disappear-into.water

Derivative (1)
sinkanánaamich "base of the throat"

Source: WB 1234.1, p.379

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  1. kári xás upíip yuuxmachmahánach, " naa pay'ôok sinkanánaamich tá ni'aakúrih.
    And Lizard said, "I reach in here at the base of my throat.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text