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

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impur / impura- acorn flour; now also wheat flour, perhaps originally flour from grass seeds

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2484 | revised Dec 19 2014

impur / impura- N • acorn flour; now also wheat flour, perhaps originally flour from grass seeds

Derivatives (3)
impúrak "a place upriver from Happy Camp"
impurávaas "flour sack"
tahéempur "powdery snow"

Source: WB 589, p.345

Note: Cf. ikpur 'acorn flour'.


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  1. xás peempúr kin'ákih.
    And (the whites) gave them flour.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text
  2. xás pakunpávyiihma xás kunpiyvêeshrihva peempúr.
    And when they got home, then they poured out the flour.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text