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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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ápsiih leg
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #444 | revised Nov 07 2014
ápsiih • N • leg
Derivatives (8)
apap'apsîich "on one leg"
apsihihikiniyâachas "a plant, golden inside-out flower, Siskiyou inside-out flower"
apsihikxánah "gold fern"
apsihikxánahich "California lace fern"
apsihikxánamkunishichas "gold fern, goldback fern"
apsihikxánavanach "Goldenback Fern"
apsihíthyurar "leg-dragger; this is what the meadowlark calls."
apsihthákurar "bowlegged"
Source: WB 115, p.318
Note: Locative is apsiik.
- apsíik nitápichrishuk. I twisted him (a trapped animal) out by the leg. [Reference: WB files]
- paninípshiih áthiik tu'ívahaak, vaa kári ník puna'áhootihara. When my legs get cold, then I can't walk. [Reference: WB T93. Violet cooking 022]
Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (22)
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nani'ápsiih "my leg" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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pusihich'ápsiih "leg of a cat" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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ápsiih "leg" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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ápsiih "legs" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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ápsiih "leg" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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ápsiih "legs" (spoken by Violet Super)
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