Karuk Dictionary
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panyúrar / panyurara- beargrass
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lexicon ID #4537 | revised Oct 31 2014
panyúrar / panyurara- • N • beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Schenck and Gifford, no. 39).
Source: WB 1054, p.370; JPH mat 15:767, pla 06:512
Note: JPH mat 15:767, pla 06:512 says this is 'locally called wire grass.'
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panyúrar xás upíkriivrihva.
And (the child) turned into the bear-lily.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text -
papanyúrar tá nu'áhkoo.
We burned the bear-lilies.Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text -
píshiip panyúrar utaxapkóohitih.
First bear-lily leaves were braided on.Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text -
kunikxúrikarati panyúrar káru ikritápkir káru tíiptiip.
They were decorated with bear-lily leaves and five-finger fern and chain fern.Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text -
xás pamukun'ápxaan uum uvíkahiti pasárum mûuk káru papanyúrar káru peekritápkir káru patíiptiip.
And their hats were woven with the pine-roots and the bear-lily leaves and the five-finger fern and the chain fern.Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text