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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yumaaráapsuun king snake

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7160 | revised Feb 16 2016

yumaaráapsuun • N • king snake Lampropeltis getula (ITIS).

Literally: 'dead-man snake'

Derivation:  yumá'ara ápsuun  (= yuma ára ápsuun)
dead.person snake  (= yuma person snake)

Source: WB 1694.1.2, p.402