Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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thivtákoo (thing) to lie on (a surface)

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lexicon ID #5985 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivtákoo • V • (thing) to lie on (a surface)

Derivation:  thiv-tak-va
lie.(of.one.thing)-on.top.of-PL.ACT

Note: No doubled /k/ in -tákoo.

  • pa'ásip ikrivkírak uthivtákoo. The cup is lying on the chair. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. fâat uthivtákoo pamíxvaah?
    What is on your head (inanimate object)?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. vaa káan uthivtákoo.
    It's sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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