Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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chúufish bald eagle; or white-tailed kite; "fish-hawk"

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1215 | revised Mar 21 2006

chúufish • N • bald eagle; or white-tailed kite; "fish-hawk" Elanus leucurus (ITIS).

Derivative (1)
chufishnêev "feathers from fishhawk's armpit, tied on stick and worn in hair by assistant priest"

Source: WB 313, p.331; JPH ani 06:629

Note: JPH/JF ani 06:629 calls this the condor, Gymnogyps californianus.

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  1. pachúufish chaka'îimich tóo kxip.
    The eagle flies slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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