Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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pápiv / pápim- to look for (something lost)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4544 | revised Oct 31 2014

pápiv / pápim- • V • to look for (something lost)

  • paninihrôoha nipápimti. I'm looking for my wife. [Reference: KV]
  • yánava vúra uum takinpápiv vúra uum kôokaninay. There (people) were just looking for them everywhere. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 134]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. uum pa'áraar pápimtihan ithahárinay vúra pumaahtíhap.
    She, the person looking for him, didn’t see him for a year.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  2. xás xára vúra upápiv.
    And she looked for him for a long time.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text