Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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thivrúhuthun / thivrúhuthuna- to float around

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5970 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivrúhuthun / thivrúhuthuna- • V • to float around

Derivation:  thivruh-thun
float-around

  • vaa káan sú' kunívyiihramnihanik, vaa uthivrúhuthunanik. Then the people got inside (the basket) there, it floated around. [Reference: WB T56.8]
  • chavúra uuth uthivrúhuthunati. Finally he was floating around in the ocean. [Reference: KT 138.34]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. " ooo!" pa'asiktávaansa kunpiip, " ooo! yáxa páykuuk kóo ahupyâamach uthivrúhuthunatih.
    "Oh," the women said, "oh, look there, such a pretty stick is floating around.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. káan vúra tuthivrúhuthun.
    It floated around there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. vaa káan sú' kunívyiihramnihanik, vaa uthivrúhuthunanik.
    (The people) got inside (the basket) there, they floated around that way.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text