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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úuhyan / úuhyana- to speak, to talk

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lexicon ID #6303 | revised Oct 31 2014

úuhyan / úuhyana- • V • to speak, to talk

Derivatives (5)
ikxurika'uhyanaváraar "telegram"
uhyánaan "talkative person"
uhyanákoo "to pray over; to read"
uhyanaváraar "telephone"
uhyániichva "to chat"

Source: WB 1482, p.391

  • koovúra icháanich kun'úuhyanati. They're all talking at once. [Reference: KV]
  • peekxaréeyav vaa kumá'ii pakun'úuhyananaatihanik, hûut áta pakunkupítiheesh, yaas'ára. The Spirit People were talking about it, how Humankind should do. [Reference: KT 122a.26]

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  1. naa vúra punathitíveeshara, xâat xára kaan kú'uuhyanati, naa vúra vaa punatákirara fâat vúra pakuchuphúruthunatih.
    I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. káru pa'araráhi nu'úuhyanati, vaa ipiip " pot".
    We're [supposed to be] talking Indian language, and then you say "pot."
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. xás vúra uumkun hitíhaan pakaan kunivyíihmutihanik peekxaréeyav, váa kumá'ii pakun'úuhyanatihanik, hûut áta pakunkupítiheesh, yaas'ára.
    The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  4. chavúra pâanpay pirishkâarim káan uthivkêevanik, pakun'úuhyanatihirak, xás vúra uum kunvîiha pakaan u'uum.
    Then later on Grizzly Bear went in there with them, where they were talking (it) over, and they did not like it when he arrived.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  5. naa pakáruk úuhyan nichuuphítih.
    I am speaking the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  6. naa pakáruk úuhyan ni'ítaptih.
    I know how to speak the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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