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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sáanva clothing

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5230 | revised Nov 09 2005

sáanva N • clothing

Literally: 'carrying'

Derivative (1)
surukámsaanva "underwear"

Source: WB 1211, p.378; JPH mat ?:732

  • pamúsaanva furaxmúrax. Her clothes were nothing but woodpecker-heads. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 073]


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  1. pamisanvápiit "your new clothes" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. sáanva "clothes" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  3. sáanva "clothing" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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