Karuk
See also: karuk
English
Musician Jetty Rae, whose grandmother was a full-blooded Karuk.
Alternative forms
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)
- 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
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