Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kúupha doing, way of doing things, custom

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4087 | revised Aug 07 2015

kúupha • N • doing, way of doing things, custom

Derivation:  kúupha-a
do-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
kuphákaam "Ghost Dance, Round Dance"

Note: Cf. ararákuupha 'Indian custom.'

  • ee! pihnêefich múkuupha, púya íp nípaat, kúhuumum. Oh! it's Coyote's doing, I said so, he's not reliable. [Reference: KT 154.16]
  • pavúra uumkun vaa mukúnkuupha, uhráam vúra vaa pupuyaahanapîimach éethmutihap. Since that is their custom, they don't pass over a pipe near a dead person. [Reference: TK 164.26]

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  1. naa káru vúra vaa naníkuupha naa, káru vúra iim vaa míkuupha vaa peepáathkuri káru.
    That's my way of doing it, and that's your way of doing it, when you throw it in the water.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. manâa uum pukoovúra kin'ítaptihara, pukoovúra kin'áapunmutihara pakúupha.
    We didn't learn everything, we don't know all the customs.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play

  3. hãã vúrava ishimfirákuupha vaa.
    Yes, (it was) a big happening.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. kári xás chaka'îimich ni'apúnmiik pa'araráhih, pa'ararákuupha, pa'ararapíkvah.
    And so I slowly learned the Indian language, the Indian customs, the Indian stories.
    Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
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  5. vaa uum ararákuupha.
    That was Indian law.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text