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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fithíhkaam big toe

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1324 | revised Mar 29 2014

fithíhkaam N • big toe Variant: fithihánkaam.

Derivation fíthih-kaam
foot-large

  • vaa káan kúniihki mufithíhkaam mupîimich, vaa káan pamúthvaay utháaniv. Shoot him there by his big toe, his heart lies there. [Reference: WB 20: The Perils of Weasel 3: 068]


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  1. fithihánkaam "big toe" (spoken by Alvis "Bud" Johnson)
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  2. pafithíhkaam "the big toe" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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