Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vuunúpaa to flow from the mouth

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6708 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuunúpaa • V • to flow from the mouth

Derivation:  vur-rúpaa
flow-out.of.mouth

  • pa'úpas tuvuunúpaa. (The dog) is drooling (lit., saliva is flowing out). [Reference: WB files]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kunpiip, " xâatik ápap yúruk uvuunúpahitih, káru ápap káruk uvuunôovutih.
    (The gods) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  2. koovúra yúruk kámvuunupahitih.
    Let it all flow downstream.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text