Karuk
See also: karuk
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they lived upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok lived downstream.
Noun
Karuk (plural Karuks or Karuk)
- A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.
Translations
Karok person
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Proper noun
Karuk
- The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
Translations
Karok language
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Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Karuk, kyh