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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achviiv bird

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #119 | revised Nov 07 2014

achviiv N • bird

Derivatives (6)
achvíivhirak "placename"
achviv'ápkaas "iris sp., Rope Iris"
achvívkaam "California condor"
achvivthúkinha "woodpecker tattoo, i.e. one which is red like the woodpecker scalp"
achvivyáas'ara "great gray owl, "hoot owl""
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"

Source: WB 15, p.314; JPH ani 06:615, 752

  • yánava vúra uum táay paachvíiv áak. He saw there were lots of birds in the fire. [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 037]


Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (23)

  1. achviiv "bird" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. achviiv "birds" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  3. mu'áchviiv "his bird" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  4. nani'achvíiv "my bird" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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