Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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-tâapas most, extremely

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5522 | revised Nov 10 2005

-tâapas SUFF • most, extremely

Source: WB G614.8

Note: Cf. tápas 'real.'

  • yícheech tóosaam, paniinamichtâapas, yuuxmachmahánach. Just one remained, the smallest one, (the lizard called) yuxmachmahánach. [Reference: WB T33.17]


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  1. vaa vúra a'varittâapas u'íifti pa'avansa'ávahkamvari tu'íffahaak.
    The highest that they grow is higher than man.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  2. kári xás upíip" payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh.
    And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  3. xás yitheekúna tóo thári peeshnanichtâapas.
    Then he passed her to the next fastest one.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  4. kári xás peekpihantâapas ta'ítam uvâaramaheen.
    So then the strongest one went off (to play).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  5. yukún uum ikxareeyaatâapas u'iifshípreenik iknûumin veekxaréeyav.
    You see, Burrill Peak Spirit had grown up into a real ikxaréeyav.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  6. ta'ítam uxúsanik peekpihantâapas, " tîi xákaan núvuunvi."
    So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  7. pishiichtâapas kuníshriimtih.
    They shot at targets first of all.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text