Karuk Dictionary
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chatnak to crack (e.g. acorns)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1089 | revised Apr 19 2005
chatnak • V • to crack (e.g. acorns)
Derivatives (3)
chatnakátnak "to crack repeatedly"
chatnáknak "to crack repeatedly"
kuchátnak "to crack acorns (?)"
Source: WB 281, p.330
Note: Perh. equiv. to kitnak.
Sentence examples (2)
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xás tá kunchátnak.
And they cracked them.Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text -
apmáan mûuk kunchátnaktih.
They cracked them with their mouths (i.e., with their teeth).Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text