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

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káh'ir / kah'ira- upriver world-renewal, held near Clear Creek

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3718 | revised Mar 02 2015

káh'ir / kah'ira- • N • upriver world-renewal, held near Clear Creek

Literally: 'upriver world-renewal'

Derivation:  kah-ir  (= kah-ir-a)
upriver world-renewal.ceremony  (= upriver celebrate.world-renewal-DEVERB)

Source: WB 835.4, p.358

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xás ikxúrar xás káh'ir tuvárak.
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  2. káru káh'ir tuvárak.
    And they did the war dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text