Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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pátumkurih to put one's mouth in water

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lexicon ID #4674 | revised Nov 08 2005

pátumkurih • V • to put one's mouth in water

  • ta'ítam upátumkuriheen peeshkêeshak. So he was putting his mouth in the river to drink. [Reference: KT 146.25]

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  1. ta'ítam upátumkuriheen peeshkêeshak.
    Then he was drinking with his mouth to the water in the river.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás ta'ítam upátumkuriheen.
    So he put his mouth down to the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text