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

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pipúniich salmon tail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7289 | revised Feb 22 2016

pipúniich • N • salmon tail

Derivation:  p ípun-ich
p salmon.tail-DIM

Source: WB_KL-23

Note: Bright says this word "is a distorted diminutive of ípun 'salmon-tail.'" Cf. ípuniich 'spawned-out_salmon' , axichapipúniishich 'children-tail'

See ípun 'salmon tail'

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. yiimúsich úhyiivti " chú páy axíich pipúniich, táay íp imafúnvaansa."
    Some distance (from home) he was shouting, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. kúkuum vúra úhyiv " chú páy axíich pipúniich, táay íp imafúnvaansa."
    Again he shouted, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. xás kunthítiv, sáruk úhyiivtih " chú páy axíich pipúniich, táay íp imafúnvaansa."
    Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  4. vúrava kári úhyiivti " chú páy axíich pipúniich, táay íp imafúnvaansa."
    He was still shouting like that, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text