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

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páy nanusúruk underground

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4724 | revised Mar 01 2016

páy nanusúruk • MWU • underground

Literally: 'that below us'

Derivation:  pay nanu-súruk  (= pay nanu-su'-ruk)
this 1plPOSS under  (= this 1plPOSS inside-DIR)

Source: WB 1104.6, p.372

See súruk 'below'

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  1. kúna naa, naa káru paninitúnviiv, páy nanusúruk kúuk tá nupávyiihma.
    But I, I and my children, we are going underground.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text