Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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sáruk downhill (a considerable distance); down low on a person's body

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lexicon ID #5328 | revised Jul 22 2014

sáruk ADV • downhill (a considerable distance); down low on a person's body

Derivative (1)
páy_sáruk "by-name for amváamvaan, the otter"

Source: WB 1192.10, p.377

  • vaa tápaan kári takunpáatvar sáruk ishkêesh. Then indeed they have to go bathe down in the river. [Reference: TK 79.17]
  • kári xás chîimich sáruk ník u'ákicnimach pamú'iikiv. And then (Crane's) necklaces were just a little dab down at the bottom (of his neck). [Reference: T42.11]


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  1. sáruk "downhill" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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  2. sáruk "downhill a considerable distance" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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