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

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pihnêefha / pihnêefhi- to howl like a coyote ; to make a whooping cry (as in the war dance)

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lexicon ID #4781 | revised Oct 31 2014

pihnêefha / pihnêefhi- • V • to howl like a coyote ; to make a whooping cry (as in the war dance)

Source: WB 1116.2, p.373

  • axmáy ithyáruk úskaakroov, upihnêefhiti. Suddenly he jumped upriverward across-river, he gave a coyote-howl. [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 048]

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  1. axmáy ithyáruk úskaakroov, upihnêefhitih.
    Suddenly he jumped upriverward across-river, he gave a coyote-howl.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text