vírusur

Karok

Etymology

The bear sense is the native sense. The use of the word for pears comes from the speakers hearing the English words bear and pear the same due to their own language lacking a voice contrast.

Noun

vírusur

  1. bear, black bear
    Xás kári yítha upiip, "yakún húm vaa áraar, uum vaa vírusur!"
    Then one said, "You see, that’s no person, that’s a bear!"
  2. pear
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