Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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kéevriik old woman; old female (animal)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3805 | revised Jun 30 2005
kéevriik • N • old woman; old female (animal)
Derivatives (5)
ifapitkéevriik "old maid"
ipatakéevriik "old doe"
kéevniikich "old woman (dimin.)"
kéevriikha "to become old (not only of a woman)"
kéevniikichha "(woman) to become old
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Source: WB 871, p.360
Note: The plural is kéevriiksha(s); the dimin. is kéevniikich.
- yíiv vúra kunthítiimship poopakurîihvuti ipatakéevriik. From far off they began to hear her sing, the Old Doe. [Reference: KT 74.30]
Sentence examples (5)
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kúna vúra pa'ararakéevriikshas,
pa'ararapihnîichas,
pananikáruk va'araréefyiivshas koovúra neepsháravrik.
But the Karuk old women, the Karuk old men, my Karuk friends, they all helped me.Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
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xás itháan u'ípak pakéevriik.
And once the old woman (i.e., Bear) came back.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text -
xás upíip pakéevriik
" uum vúra má' tóo kvéesh.
And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text -
xás pakéevriik ukpêehva
" navítivrik."
And the old woman shouted, "Row to meet me!".Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text -
xás uvátarin pakéevriik.
Then the old woman walked across.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text