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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ikmar / ikman- to meet ; to hit with the fist

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1831 | revised Nov 08 2014

ikmar / ikman- • V • to meet ; to hit with the fist

Derivatives (4)
ikmáanav "to hit with the fist"
ikmánmar "to beat (someone) up with one's fists"
ikmárakurih "to slash, to stab"
ikmárihivrik "to meet (someone) coming"

Source: WB 460, p.338

  • kári xás úkmar áxak ifápiitshas. And he met two young women. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 002]

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  1. kári xás úkmar áxak ifápiitshas.
    And he met two young women.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  2. kári xás tóo kmar páaxiich.
    And she met the child.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text