Ararahih'urípih
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karúk'aasak placename, "at the rock at Katimin Spring"

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3759 | revised Mar 09 2015

karúk'aasak • N • placename, "at the rock at Katimin Spring"

Literally: 'at upriver water'

Derivation:  káruk áas-ak
upriver water-Locative

  • pá'as ka'tim'îin vaa káan póokrii karúk'aasak mukâam. The rock at Katimin is just upslope of Karuk'áasak. [Reference: TK 244.36]
  • yaas'ára uum vúra vaa káan íshaha úktaamtiheesh, karúk'aasak. Human will get his water there at Karúk'aasak. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 106]