Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
This is the public version of Ararahih'urípih. Click here for the password-protected private version (which includes some restricted-access text content).
New search
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Search Index
cháas younger brother; younger male cousin
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1041 | revised Nov 07 2014
cháas • N • younger brother; younger male cousin
Derivatives (2)
cháasach "younger brother (dim.)"
châasanach "my younger brother"
Source: WB 279, p.330
Note: Dimin. is cháasach. Cf. chíish 'younger sister'.
- pamúchaas upêer, chôora nu'ákunvan. He told one of his brothers, "Let's go hunting." [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 010]
- xás pamúchaas kích upêer,... Then he says to only his little brother,... [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 163]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (3)