Karuk

See also: karuk

English

Musician Jetty Rae, whose grandmother was a full-blooded Karuk.

Alternative forms

• Karok

Etymology

Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

Noun

Karuk (plural Karuks or Karuk)

1. A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.

Translations

Karok person

• Karok: káruk va'áraar
• Russian: кару́к (ru) m (karúk), каро́к (ru) m (karók)

Proper noun

Karuk

1. The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.

Translations

Karok language

• Karok: ararachúupha
• Russian: кару́к (ru) m (karúk), каро́к (ru) m (karók)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Karuk, kyh ⁠