Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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vuunúpma creek mouth

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6709 | revised Jan 22 2016

vuunúpma • N • creek mouth

Derivation:  vur-rup-ma-a
flow-away.downriverward-to-DEVERB

Note: Cf. athithúfvuunupma 'Happy Camp', lit. 'mouth of Indian Creek'.

  • púyava pa'íshaha tuvunfípahaak kúkuum takuniptákooti. When the water flowed all away, they added more. [Reference: WB T73.14]
  • payêem vúra kári uvuunôovuti pa'íshaha pihneefthúfvuunupmak. Now the water still goes back up into the mouth of Coyote Creek. [Reference: KT 154.44]