Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vôohar / voohara- digging stick

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6604 | revised Jan 14 2016

vôohar / voohara- • N • digging stick

Source: WB 1562.1, p.395

Note: Equiv. to vôoh, vôor.

  • payêem ík vooharamûuk ivúreesh. Now you must jab him with a digging stick. [Reference: WB T46.16]

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  1. kári xás upiip, " púya, payêem ík vôohara mûuk ivúreesh, papay'ôok tu'íhithunahaak nunúthvaaykam."
    And (one) said, "Say, this time we must jab him with a digging stick when he dances around here in front of us."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  2. kári xás ukyívish, áfup patá kunvúr vôohara mûuk.
    Then he fell down, when they jabbed him in the buttocks with a digging stick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text