Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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lexicon ID #6081 | revised Nov 03 2015

típah • N • brother, male cousin

Variant tipahêer (lexicon ID #7598): Used in general plural tipahêeras

Source: WB 1386, p.386

Note: The plural (without possessive prefixes) is tipahêeras, The possessed plural is, e.g., nanitipáhiivshas 'my brothers'.

  • víri vaa káan kun'ífanik, samnanaktíshraam, tipahêeras, chimuchtunvêech. So there they were raised, at Forks of Salmon Valley, ten brothers, young lizards. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 003]
  • xás uxús pihnêefich, tîi kanpípaan pamutipáhiivsha, píith tákunsaam. Then Coyote thought, "Let me go tell his brothers," there were four left. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 063]

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  1. itáharavan kun'ífanik tipahêeras.
    Ten brothers grew up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. káan yáan'iiftihansa kun'áraarahiti tipahêeras.
    Young men were living there, brothers.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  3. itáharavan kun'íifshipreenik tipahêeras.
    Ten brothers once grew up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text