Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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kuyraak three

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4108 | revised Nov 08 2005

kuyraak • NUM • three

Derivatives (7)
kuynáakich "only three"
kuynâakich "third-size dentalium"
kuynakinívkihich "only eight"
kuyrakinívkih "eight"
kuyrak'íkyav "three deals! (hollered when there are only two counters left, in Indian cards)"
kuyrakitráhyar "thirty"
kuyrakinivkihitráhyar "eighty"

Source: WB 952, p.364

Note: Loc. kuyráakan, dimin. kuynáakich, animate kuyraakávan.

  • víri vaa vúra kári pákuyraak káan kun'iruvêehriv. There are the three still standing there. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. kuyráak pamu'ápsiih
    It (the cat) has three legs.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  2. papúsihich uum kuyráak pamu'ápsiih.
    The cat has three legs.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. kuyrakhárinay xás amáyav pápiish.
    In three years, then the soaked acorns were good-tasting.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  4. kuyráak usasipúniihva yítha achipyâach xás xákararih.
    There were three stripes running down, one right in the middle and (two) on each side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  5. víri payêem kuyraak tah, pa'ávansa.
    Now by this time there are three men.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  6. víri vaa vúra kári pákuyraak, káan kun'iruvêehriv.
    There are the three still standing there like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  7. payôok kuyráak axíich kun'iruvêehriv.
    Here three children are standing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text