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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ikxúrikar / ikxúrikara- to decorate with, to write with

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2311 | revised Nov 13 2014

ikxúrikar / ikxúrikara- • V • to decorate with, to write with

Derivation:  ikxúrik-ar
mark-INST

Derivatives (2)
ikxúrikar "pen, pencil"
vimtapkeekxúrikar "paint cup, a stone cup used in painting a bow or the like"

  • kamikxúrikarahiti. Let it me decorate it with it. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. koovúra paniníshaanva ishpúk kamikxúrikarahiti káru fúrax."
    Let all my clothes be decorated with money and woodpecker heads!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. kunikxúrikarati panyúrar káru ikritápkir káru tíiptiip.
    They were decorated with bear-lily leaves and five-finger fern and chain fern.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text