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

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yúras ocean

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7204 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúras • N • ocean

Derivatives (8)
kahyúras "Klamath Lakes"
kahyuras'afishríhan "Klamath Lakes Young Man (name of a spirit person)"
kahyuras'áraar "Klamath River Shasta"
yuraschíshiih "horse"
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"
yuraskan'ástaah "a kind of duck, the grebe"
yurástiim "seashore, beach"
yuras'úkraam "lake connected to the ocean"

Source: WB 1699, p.403

  • chavúra yûum kumayúrasak uthívruuhramnih. Finally he floated downriver into the ocean. [Reference: WB T3.119]

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  1. kári xás pihnêefich yúras uthívruuhramnihanik kúkuum, yuras'ástiip xás uthivrúuhripaanik.
    Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. yánava káan áxak avansáxiichas kun'íipithvutih, yúras'astiip.
    Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. chavúra yûum kumayúrasak uthívruuhramnih.
    Finally he floated into the ocean downriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. xás payúrasak kun'íkakurih, kári vaa vúra kun'áaphuti pamútraax.
    And when they jumped into the ocean, they were still carrying his arms.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  5. yúruk kumayurásviitkir káan xás utaxarápish.
    Then he ended his stride downriver there, on some ocean ridge.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  6. páy uum úuth yúrasak.
    This is out at the ocean.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text