Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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uum / uumu- to arrive (there); to go (to a place)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6306 | revised Nov 17 2015
uum / uumu- • V • to arrive (there); to go (to a place)
Derivatives (6)
araraxus'úmaan "doctor"
ikxurika'umúraam "post office"
umatánmah "to arrive in vain, go in vain"
úmoo "to go habitually"
xúus + uum "(a shaman) to treat, to doctor (a patient)"
xus'úmaan "shaman, Indian doctor"
Source: WB 1487, p.391
Note: Often used with kuuk 'to that place'.
- húka ti'uum. Where are you going? [Reference: WB files]
- naa íp uum píshiip ni'úumat. I got there first. [Reference: KV]
- ifyâa tu'uum. - kuyráak tu'uum. What time is it? It's three. [Reference: KV]
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