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

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mitva former; previous

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4255 | revised Nov 14 2014

mitva • PCL • former; previous

Derivation:  mit-va
near.past-INDEF

Source: WB 977.1, p.367

  • pámitva muhrôoha musípnuuk. what used to be his wife's basket [Reference: KS Crane 072]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. pámitva iheeraha'uhthamhíramhanik
    former tobacco plot
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  2. úma vaa ukúphaanik, pámitva ithéeshyav uparíshriihva antunvêech.
    That's what he had done, he twined little strings the previous winter.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text