Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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ishvírik elbow

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lexicon ID #3147 | revised Nov 07 2005

ishvírik N • elbow

Source: WB 736, p.352

Note: Locative is ishvírikan.

  • xás kôomahich vúra vaa káan yúuxak uhyákuri pamushvírik. Then she just jabs her elbow a little into the earth there. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 052]
  • chimaxmáy hûut tu'iin, axmáy ishvírikan upikyúvaan. Suddenly, what happened? suddenly she hit herself on the elbow. [Reference: KT 127.8]


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  1. ishvírik "elbow" (spoken by Alvis "Bud" Johnson)
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  2. ishvírik "elbow" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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