Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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kípa like, sort of
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3850 | revised Aug 22 2005
kípa • PCL • like, sort of
Derivatives (5)
aaskípach "wet"
aaxkípach "bloody"
íishkipach "naked"
ishvakípish "knobcone pine"
-kípach "characterized by"
Source: WB 884, p.360
Note: Pron. with single -p-.
- vaa vúra kúnish kunkupeethxúpahiti kípa vúra murukmûuk takunithxúpahaak sipnúkaamak. They sort of cover (a tobacco basket) just like they cover a big storage basket with a plate basket. [Reference: TK 106.28]
- ávansa kípa uum vuup ucháfichti. A man only chews on the neck (meat). [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 022]
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xas upíip,
"pûuhara,
ávansa kípa ûum vúup ucháfichtih."
But he answered, "No indeed! Men always chew the neck!"Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text -
vúup kich kípa nicháfichtih."
The neck is what I want to chew!"Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text -
hãã víri vaa hûutva kípa hûutva kupakupháheesh,
tá naséey.
How would I do that? I don't know.Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play -
xánpuut kípa fâat pamúpxaan káru xánthiip.
Maul Oak and Black Oak had beautiful caps.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text -
chavúra kun'uum,
vúra uum yâamach peethívthaaneen,
kípa thúkin.
Finally they arrived, the country was beautiful and green.Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text