Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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asa'uy'ikhúnipaach placename

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #736 | revised May 07 2014

asa'uy'ikhúnipaach N • placename

Literally: 'little rock-hill outward-ridge'

Derivation asá'uuy ikhúripaa-ach  (= as uuy íku-rípaa-a-ach)
placename ridge.running.inland-DIM  (= rock hill point.(in.direction)-toward.land-DEVERB-DIM)

  • vaa kumamah'íitnihach asa'uy'ikhúnipaach ík ku'úumeesh. Early that morning you must go to asa'uy'ikhúnipaach. [Reference: DeA & F: Land of the Dead 026]