Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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íshipithun / íshipithuna- to run around like a string

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2969 | revised Dec 03 2014

íshipithun / íshipithuna- • N • to run around like a string

Derivation:  íship-thun
be.in.line-around

  • u'íshipithunahiti. It is running like a string (essive). [Reference: JPH ani 06:812]

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  1. yánava páxaath vaa vúra ukupa'íshipithunahiti pookupavúrayvahitiheen.
    He saw the grasshoppers strung around where he had been wandering.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text