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

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kuyûum just downriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4121 | revised Jul 21 2014

kuyûum • ADV • just downriver

Note: Never glottalized.

  • kuyûum amfúfkaam. There's a lot of smoke just downriver. [Reference: WB T90.1]

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  1. pihnêefich yóo kpuuhrup, kuyûum xás ukpúhish.
    Coyote floated downriver, he swam ashore downriver from them then.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. kuyûum amkúfkaam.
    There's a big (lot of) smoke just downriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Smoke" (WB_KL-90) | read full text