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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ya- visible; (somebody) sees/saw that ...; "behold, voilà"

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6989 | revised Nov 15 2005

ya- • PREF • visible; (somebody) sees/saw that ...; "behold, voilà"

Source: WB 1657, p.400

Note: Attached to beginning of words. Cf. yána, yánava, yáxa.

  • víri yapá'aas ukítnuusrishuk. And so he saw water gushed out. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 053]
  • yookítnuusrishuk pa'íshaha. He saw it just gushed forth, the water. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 054]

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  1. yóo sákriivha.
    They saw it was (stuck) tight.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text