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Live Your Language: Karuk - "A'ama"

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published July 31, 2018 at 9:43 AM PDT

Linguist Susan Gehr shares a bit of Karuk language. "A'ama" means salmon. Susan provides cultural context and examples of the use of the Karuk word for salmon.

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Jessica Eden

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