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

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yêeriphar / yeeriphara- menstruating for the first time; menstrual girl

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7069 | revised Feb 11 2016

yêeriphar / yeeriphara- • ADJ • menstruating for the first time; menstrual girl

Derivation:  yêeripha-ar  (= yêerip-ha-ar)
go.through.puberty-INST  (= yêerip-DENOM-INST)

Derivative (1)
yeenipharáthiinka "(adolescent boy) to have the voice change"

Source: WB 1673.1, p.400

  • ta'ítam u'ihukûumaheen, ta'ítam u'êethvarayva payêeriphar. So he flower-danced, he carried around the pubescent girl. [Reference: WB T5.73]
  • xás payêeripharas kunpiip, nuu chími nu'íhukeesh. And the pubescent girls said, "Let's do the flower dance!" [Reference: KT 145.3]

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  1. ta'ítam u'êethvarayva payêeriphar.
    And he carried around the pubescent girl.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text