Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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áav face
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lexicon ID #67 | revised Nov 07 2014
áav • N • face
Derivatives (12; show derivatives)
Source: WB 202, p.326
- chîi áav paatvi. Wash your face! [Reference: Richardson 1993:19]
- chími pamikún'aav kiik'âanvathap. Let me paint your faces! [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 026]
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áraar pamu'áav ápap u'ávas-hunihva.
One side of the man's face was a spring (flowing) down.Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text -
áav paatvi.
Wash your face.Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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áav paatvi!
Wash your face!Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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chími koovúra áav kiikpáatvi!
You all wash your faces!Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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xás pihnêefich úpeenvunaa paaxíich, "
chími pamikún'aav kiik'âanvathap.
And Coyote told the children, "Let me paint you on your faces!Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text -
xás pa'ôok va'áraaras pamukún'aav puthúkinhitihara.
And the Indians here didn't tattoo their faces (above the chin).Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text