Karuk
See also: karuk
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.
Noun
editKaruk (plural Karuks or Karuk)
- A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.
Translations
editKarok person
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Proper noun
editKaruk
- The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
Translations
editKarok language
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Further reading
edit- Ethnologue entry for Karuk, kyh