Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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akvaat raccoon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #310 | revised Nov 07 2014

akvaat N • raccoon Procyon lotor.

Derivatives (3)
akvatîiv "placename above Teneyck Creek"
akvatkêem "Indian name of Mrs. Elizabeth Hickox's mother's husband, as a boy"
akvat'ávaha "plant sp., the popcorn flower"

Source: WB 78, p.317; JPH ani 06:656

Note: Cf. by-name vith'áfishaan, lit. 'cunt-toucher'.


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  1. akvaat "raccoon" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  2. akvaat "raccoon" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  3. akvaat_VS "raccoon" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  4. nani'ákvaat_VS "my raccoon" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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