Ararahih'urípih
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kuuf spotted skunk

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4075 | revised Nov 17 2014

kuuf • N • spotted skunk Spilogale putorius (H) (chk).

Derivatives (4)
kúfip "velvet willow, river willow "pussy willow""
kufipfúrax "a plant, red willow"
kufipnára "willow sp."
kufípriik "willow grove"

Source: WB 908, p.358; JPH ani 07:108

Note: A by-name is yuhvinich'ifmâar. Contrast chínim 'striped skunk'.

  • pahûut kúuf ukupápiifkunaahanik paka'tim'iinyeeripáxvuhsa ... How Skunk farted at the Katimin girls ... [Reference: TK 237.41]

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  1. xás   u-yúhish   pá-'aah   kufip-shúruk  
    then   3s(>3)-spit.out   the-fire   velvet.willow-under  
    And he spat out the fire under a willow.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xás   p-eethyáruk   kun-itkára-ti   axmáy   ú-mkuufha   kufípriik  
    then   NOMZ-across   3pl(>3s)-look.into.river-DUR   suddenly   3s(>3)-give.off.smoke   willow.grove  
    And when they looked across-river, suddenly there was smoke in the willow-grove.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. xás   pa-mú-paa   u-p-íkvaatsip   kufípn-iich   xás   u-thárish  
    then   the-3sPOSS-boat   3s(>3)-ITER-put.on.shoulder   willow.grove-DIM   then   3s(>3)-put.down  
    And he picked up his boat, and put it down in a willow grove.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text