Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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ishtak to hold, carry (a person, e.g. a baby)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3113 | revised Jun 29 2005

ishtak • V • to hold, carry (a person, e.g. a baby)

Derivatives (2)
ishtáaksip "to hold up"
ishtákathun "to carry around"

Source: WB 727, p.352

  • xás kuníshtaakti hâari pamukit'îin. And sometimes the baby is held by its grandmother. [Reference: WB T77.20]

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  1. xás kuníshtaakti hâari pamukit'íin.
    And sometimes it was held by its grandmother.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text