Karuk
See also: karuk
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Jetty_Rae_Head_Shot_March_2013.jpg.webp)
Musician Jetty Rae, whose grandmother was a full-blooded Karuk.
Alternative forms
- Karok
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