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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yumaará'aama hookbill salmon; dog salmon

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lexicon ID #7159 | revised Feb 16 2016

yumaará'aama • N • hookbill salmon; dog salmon

Literally: 'dead-man hookbill salmon'

Derivation:  yumá'ara áama  (= yuma ára av-va-a)
dead.person salmon  (= yuma person eat-PL.ACT-DEVERB)

Source: WB 1694.1.1, p.402

Note: Equivalent to achvuun 'hookbill salmon, dog salmon'.

  • yukún vaa kunípeenti umaará'aama achvuun. You see, they call dog salmon "deadman's salmon." [Reference: WB T58.49]

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  1. yukún vaa kunípeenti yumaará'aama achvuun.
    You see, they call dog salmon "dead-man's salmon."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text