Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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tákir / tákiri- to leach (acorn meal)

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lexicon ID #5589 | revised Dec 20 2015

tákir / tákiri- V • to leach (acorn meal)

Derivatives (4)
takinínaamich "placename on Salmon River"
tákir "leached acorn meal"
takiríraam "acorn leaching hole; leaching tray (large circular flat openwork basket)"
takiríraam "placename near Katimin"

Source: WB 1283, p.382

  • xás máh'iit takuntákirinaa. In the morning they soak the acorns. [Reference: KS38. Mice story 013]
  • yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 086]


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  1. tákir "to leach (acorn meal)" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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