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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sunyíthih chinquapin nut

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lexicon ID #5466 | revised Dec 06 2015

sunyíthih N • chinquapin nut Castanopsis chrysophylla (Schenck and Gifford, no. 76).

Derivation súun yáthah
hazelnut sharp

Derivatives (2)
sunyithíh'aas "chinquapin-nut water"
sunyithih'ásar "chinquapin nut mush"

Source: WB 1255, p.381

  • sunyíthih kun'íshavsip. They paid her (doctor's) fee with chestnuts. [Reference: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 003]


Sentence examples (3) | Photo (© 2008 Jorg Fleige)

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