Karuk Dictionary
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ípun tail meat of salmon
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2849 | revised Dec 19 2014
ípun • N • tail meat of salmon
Derivatives (3)
axichapipúniishich "children-tail"
ípuniich "spawned-out salmon, turning white"
pipúniich "salmon tail"
Source: WB 673, p.349
- takaun'áachichha pa'áapun. They were so glad of that salmon tail. [Reference: KT 150.8]
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xás pa'ípun utâatsur.
And he cut off the tail.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text -
pa'ípun u'êechtihach.
He was carrying just the tail.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text -
xás pa'ípun tóo tâatsur.
And he cut off the tail.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text -
kári xás uxús pamukúntaat
" hûut áta kúth pa'ípun vúra kích tu'avíkvuti patu'ípakahaak."
And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?"Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text