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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astiip shore; river-bank

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #708 | revised Nov 07 2014

astiip N • shore; river-bank

Derivatives (2)
ithyarukiráastiip "the opposite shore"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"

Source: WB 168, p.323

Note: Dimin. is astíipich 'right on the bank'.

  • xás uxus, vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich. And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 072]
  • yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 1.86]


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