Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ûupvakurih to dig into for roots

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lexicon ID #6322 | revised Nov 11 2005

ûupvakurih • V • to dig into for roots

  • hâari axmáy ík vúra fátaak tákunmah vaa vúra taay patáyiith, xás sú' patakun'ûupvakurih. Sometimes they see somewhere a lot of Indian potatoes, and they dig in under. [Reference: TK 66.4]

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  1. hâari axmáy'ik vúra fátaak tá kunmah vaa vúra taay pátayiith, xás sú' patá kun'ûupvakurih.
    Sometimes they see at some place a lot of Indian potatoes, and then they dig in under.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text