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Karuk.

A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

name
  1. The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.