Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kûuntakoo to sit (on)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4085 | revised Jun 30 2005

kûuntakoo V • to sit (on)

Derivatives (2)
irukûuntakoo "(pl.) to sit on"
kuntakuchuníichva "to go for a drive"

Note: Idiom: chishih'ávahkam ukûuntakoo 'he's sitting on top of a horse' means 'he's riding a horse'.

  • aptíikan paachvíiv ukûuntakoo. The bird is sitting on a branch. [Reference: KV]
  • yánava itráhyar akváat kun'irukûuntakoo. He saw ten raccoons sitting. [Reference: 4.8]


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  1. kûuntakoo "to sit on" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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