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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píivkath to stretch one's foot across; to step across (a stream)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4841 | revised Aug 23 2005

píivkath • V • to stretch one's foot across; to step across (a stream)

Source: WB 1161, p.375

  • chéemyaach áxvaay, píivkathi. Hurry, Crane, stretch your foot across! [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 048]

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  1. xás upíip " vúra píivkathi."
    And she said, "Put your leg across!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text