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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kúrat California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4019 | revised Jun 30 2005

kúrat N • California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus (ITIS).

Derivative (1)
kuratfúrax "acorn-woodpecker scalp"

Source: WB 929, p.363; JPH ani 06:623

  • chavúra koovúra kuniykanafipáyaacha pavúra koo kumáachviiv, iktakatákaheen, kúrat ... Finally they killed all kinds of birds, western pileated woodpeckers, acorn woodpeckers, ... [Reference: KM 15.5]