Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ikrii / ikriv- to live, sit, stay, be; to be at home

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lexicon ID #1974 | revised Oct 31 2014

ikrii / ikriv- V • to live, sit, stay, be; to be at home

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Source: WB 493, p.338

Note: When there is no suffix, the form -ikrii occurs, as in úkrii 'he lives'. Before -ara 'negative', vowel contraction may occur, e.g. pu'ikríiyara or pu'ikrêera, 'he doesn't live'.

  • úkrii pa'asiktávaan. The woman was at home. [Reference: KS Crane 053]
  • xás káruk vákuusrah tóokrii. Then it was "upriver month" (August). [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 015]


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  1. ikriv "to sit" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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