Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ákichip / ákichipriv- to pick up (a soft mass, such as acorn dough)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #248 | revised Oct 31 2014

ákichip / ákichipriv- • V • to pick up (a soft mass, such as acorn dough)

Derivation:  ákith-sip
handle.(soft.mass)-up

  • xás takun'akíchiip, xás kári takuníthxah íshaha mûuk. Then they picked up (the acorn dough), and they washed it with water. [Reference: WB T73.18]
  • pay'ôok yaas'ára pa'ámtuup upákichipreevish. Here Human is going to scrape up white clay. [Reference: JPH ethno 6:280]

See ákith1 'to handle soft mass' See -sip 'up'

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  1. xás tá kun'akíchiip.
    Then they picked it up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  2. kári xás tu'akichîip.
    Then they picked it up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text