Karuk Dictionary
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ishpuk / ishpuka- dentalium shells (used as money); money; gold
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3054 | revised Oct 31 2014
ishpuk / ishpuka- • N • dentalium shells (used as money); money; gold
Derivatives (17; show derivatives)
Source: WB 716, p.351; JPH ani 15:765
- vúra ishpukamúrax. He was covered with money. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 339]
- pishîich peeshpúk nipachnúteesh. First I will suck the dentalia. [Reference: KT 135b.30]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (24)