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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vára- to hang

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6434 | revised Nov 17 2014

vára- • V • to hang

Derivatives (2)
vánakaar "turtleneck sweater"
várakoo "to be fixed in place (?)"

Source: WB 1522, p.393

Note: Bound stem, used with directional suffixes.

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  1. xás furáxvaas úkyav, káru furaxyukúku káru furaxvánakaar.
    So he made a woodpecker-head blanket, and woodpecker-head shoes and a woodpecker-head vánakaar (a shirtlike garment).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text