Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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sakanikôor / sakanikoora- leg-bone of deer; cannon bone

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5261 | revised Oct 31 2014

sakanikôor / sakanikoora- • N • leg-bone of deer; cannon bone

Source: WB 1198, p.377

  • sakanikoora'ípih, pufich'apsihípih vaa pakuníhruuvti. They use a cannon bone, a deer's leg bone. [Reference: TK 142.3]
  • xás uyvúrunti sakanikooréekpat. And she rubbed deer's leg-bone marrow on him. [Reference: WB T59.34]

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  1. xás uyvúrukti sakankooréekpat.
    And she rubbed deer’s leg-bone marrow on him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text