Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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kêechich bigger

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3782 | revised Mar 16 2015

kêechich • ADJ • bigger

Derivation:  kêech-ich  (= -kaam-ich-ich)
big-DIM  (= -large-DIM-DIM)

  • xás upiip, kîri kêechich pananípaah. Then he said, "I wish I had a bigger boat." [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 038]

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  1. púyava kári xas kúkuum kêechich vúra nipárupkurih.
    Good. I kept on and made the hole large enough.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text