Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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vúup neck
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6714 | revised Dec 12 2015
vúup • N • neck
Derivative (1)
vupsîinihich "bufflehead duck"
Source: WB 1571, p.395; JPH ani 06:869
- ávansa kípa uum vuup ucháfichti. A man only chews on the neck (meat). [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 022]
- íp nakívitshurat, vup'áfiv kifkunkutihâanhitihan. I accidentally knocked off (a hair) that was coiled at the base of my neck. [Reference: KT 144.30]
- kári xás vuup kúna nivúsur. And then I cut off the neck too. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 028]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (7)