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

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pípas to take (a person) home

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4951 | revised Aug 23 2005

pípas • V • to take (a person) home

  • xâatik vúra nipípas. Let me just take him home. [Reference: WB T93. Violet's dog. 004]

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  1. xás nipiip, puu, xâatik vúra nipípas.
    And I said, "No, let me just take him home.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  2. xás kunpiip, " chimi nupíkaan, chimi ôok kumeethívthaaneen nupípasramnihi."
    And they said, "Let's go get her, let's bring her back into this world!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. púyava ôok upípasramnihanik papúufich.
    So he brought Deer back here.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  4. upípasrup pamu'aramah.
    He took his child back home.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text