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

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iyúunka / iyúunku- to poke with a long object

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3615 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyúunka / iyúunku- • V • to poke with a long object

Derivation:  iyur-ka
put.(long.object)-to

Note: Initial /i/ is lost after prefixal vowels.

  • kári xás áak úkuukirih, kári xás úyuunka pamuhrôoha. And so he stuck a stick in the fire, and he poked his wife with it. [Reference: WB T24.20]
  • káruma íp tóoyuunkat ahtúun pamufithih'ipan. In fact (Coyote) had stuck a piece of oak bark between his toes. [Reference: WB T10.39]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. káruma íp uum tóo yuunkat ahtúun pamufithih'ípan.
    He had put oak bark in his toes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. kári xás úyuunka pamuhrôoha.
    And he poked his wife (with it).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text