Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ishxáxaar / ishxáxaara- to tear open

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lexicon ID #3167 | revised Feb 10 2015

ishxáxaar / ishxáxaara- • V • to tear open

Derivation:  ishxax-vara
be.smashed-in.through

Derivative (1)
upishxáxaar "man's name, Cy Hansen"

Source: WB 740.1, p.352

  • púyava ípaha tanishxáxaar. So I ripped open a tree. [Reference: WB T44.5]

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  1. púyava ípaha tá nishxáxaar.
    So I ripped open a tree.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  2. púyava payêem patóo snur, pa'ípaha tóo kfuukiraa, tóo sxáxaar.
    So now when it thunders, (Lightning) grabs the trees, he rips them open.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text