Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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xúus-hunish to think (a certain way) about (a person)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6977 | revised Feb 08 2016

xúus-hunish • V • to think (a certain way) about (a person)

Derivation:  xúus-ha-unish  (= xúus-ha-unish)
be.sane-about  (= thought-DENOM-about)

Derivative (1)
ipxuspuníshvaan "to think of oneself"

Source: WB 1638.3, p.399

Note: Medial /n/ is always pronounced short.

  • vaa pa'asiktávaan xakarara'âar vúra nixuus-húnishti. I think that woman looks like a double-ender snake. [Reference: JPH ani 06:815]
  • pamu'ávan yáv uxuus-húnish. She thinks good about her husband, i.e. she's faithful to her husband. [Reference: KV]

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  1. kári xás vaa vúra uum tá kunxúusunish " yaas'ára."
    Then people thought they were rich.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text