Ararahih'urípih
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káru also, too, and

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3752 | revised Aug 22 2005

káru • PCL • also, too, and

Derivatives (3)
pichkanú'anamahach "a small denomination of dentalium, smaller than piitháru"
piithkáru "small size of dentalium, 14 shells to the string"
pithkarú'anamahach "a small denomination of dentalium, smaller than piithkáru "

Source: WB 842, p.359

Note: Equiv. to ka'íru.

  • chôora, iimkun káru. Let's go, you (all) too. [Reference: Richardson 1993:16]
  • asiktávaan uum vúra imxathakêem káruheesh. Woman is also going to be bad-smelling. [Reference: TK 94.12]

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (327)

  1. káru "also" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. káru múpvuuy "and its tail" (spoken by Violet Super)
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  3. pami'ápmaan káru pami'ápriih "your mouth and your tongue" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  4. pananíxvaah káru iim pamíxvaah "my head and your head" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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