Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Karuk en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.
Meanings
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A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.
Forms
Translations (3)
ru каро́к (Karok person) · kyh káruk va'áraar (Karok person) · ru кару́к (Karok person)
Karuk en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.
Meanings
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The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
Forms
Translations (3)
ru кару́к (Karok language) · ru каро́к (Karok language) · kyh ararachúupha (Karok language)