Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kíri I wish ...; let .., may ... (expresses wish)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3857 | revised Jun 30 2005

kíri PCL • I wish ...; let .., may ... (expresses wish)

Derivative (1)
kínikini "I wish that ..."

Source: WB 885, p.361

Note: Used with indicative verb forms to express wishes.

  • puxútihap kíri u'íinka puxich. They don't want it to burn too much. [Reference: TK 64.16]
  • hâari pakunxútihaak kíri taay, ikravaramûuk takuníkchur. Sometimes when they want there to be lots (of tobacco), they pound it with a pestle. [Reference: TK 97.29]


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