Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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máva here! there! look!

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4235 | revised Aug 22 2005

máva • INTERJ • here! there! look! Variant: mâa.

Source: WB 973, p.367

Note: A contracted form is mâa.

  • máva tuvâaram. There he goes! [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 156.]
  • máva payôok. Here it is. [Reference: Richardson 1993:26]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. mâava yúruk ukvíriprupanik.
    Then he ran down river.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. xás upiip, " máva sâam."
    And she said, "There downhill."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. kári xás uxus, " máva aaníhich tá kunchífich."
    And he thought, "Look, big brother's getting beaten."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text