Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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iripar / iripara- pick-axe

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2910 | revised Jan 22 2015

iripar / iripara- • N • pick-axe

Literally: 'digging-instrument'

Derivation:  írip-ar-a
dig-INST-DEVERB

Source: WB 683.1, p.349

  • xás kári íripar nipsárar. And then I went back to get a pick. [Reference: DF 05: Finding Gold 007]

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  1. xas kari íripar nipsárar.
    Then I went after a pick.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text