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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pihnîich old man

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4792 | revised Nov 08 2005

pihnîich N • old man

Derivatives (2)
afishnihanpihnîich "bachelor"
asaxvuhpihnîich "Old Man Turtle, a myth character"

Source: WB 1117.1, p.373

Note: Dimin. is pihnîichich.

  • chú pihnîich, páy miváfish. Here, old man, this is your liver (to eat)! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 021]


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  1. pihnîich "old man" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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