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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kuma- its (possessive); kind of ...; some ... or other

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3970 | revised Aug 12 2014

kuma- PREF • its (possessive); kind of ...; some ... or other

Derivatives (5)
kumá'ii "because of; for (purpose)"
kúmateech "later in the day; in the evening"
kúmateechvanihich "a little later in the day"
kumatêeshich "still more"
kumaxánahich "in a little while"

  • panamnihmâam kuma'ahiram This is sometimes used in speech, but the proper form of the placename, a fireplace near Orleans, is panamnihmâam va'ahíram. [Reference: JPH ethno]


Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (72)

  1. chánchaaf kumapúsihich "a white kind of cat" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  2. ikxáramkunish kumapúsihich "a black kind of cat" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  3. kêemachkoo kuma'áraar "poor man" (spoken by )
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  4. pa'ikxáramkunish kumapúsihich "that black cat" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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