Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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ipêer / ípeen- to say to, to tell; (rarely) to call
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2733 | revised Dec 17 2014
ipêer / ípeen- • V • to say to, to tell; (rarely) to call
Derivative (1)
ipéenkoo "to say to one's face"
Source: WB 652, p.348
Note: Initial /i/ is lost after prefixal vowels.
- hûut kumá'ii patakinipêer kiik'íchunvi. Why did you tell us to hide? [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 035]
- hûut pávaa ípeenti pamíhimuuk. What are you telling him in your language? [Reference: KV]
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