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

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várak to come down from upriver

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6436 | revised Apr 26 2005

várak • V • to come down from upriver

Derivative (1)
ipvárakirak "on the way back downriver"

Source: WB 1523, p.393

  • chavúra pâanpay káruk áxak kun'iruvárakanik ifápiitichas. Finally, after a while, two girls came down from upriver. [Reference: TK 264.10]

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  1. xás ikxúrar xás káh'ir tuvárak.
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  2. káru káh'ir tuvárak.
    And they did the war dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text