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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pitaxyárih / pitaxyariha- swearing, i.e. saying the name of someone's dead relative

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lexicon ID #5012 | revised Oct 31 2014

pitaxyárih / pitaxyariha- • N • swearing, i.e. saying the name of someone's dead relative

  • vaa uum kunipíti pitaxyárih. That's what they call "swearing." [Reference: WB G143.16]

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  1. " vaa uum" kunipíti " pitaxyárih."
    That, they said, was "swearing."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text