Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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chúupha / chuuphí- to speak, to talk; (rooster) to crow

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1218 | revised Oct 31 2014

chúupha / chuuphí- • V • to speak, to talk; (rooster) to crow

Derivatives (7)
chuphíichva "to chat"
chuphuníshkoo "to talk to (someone)"
chuphúruthun "to talk about"
chuphûunish "to talk to, to speak to"
chúupha "speech; talking"
kaarimchúphaan "a man's name, Charley Johnson"
ararachúupha "Karuk language or Indian language"

Source: WB 319, p.331

  • fâat kumáhih uchuuphíti. What language does he speak? [Reference: KV]
  • pachíkin máh'iit toochúupha. The roosters crow in the morning. [Reference: KV]

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  1. fâat   i-chuuphí-tih  
    what   2s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    What did you say?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. púxay   vúra   chuuphí-tih-ara  
    not.yet   Intensive   speak-DUR-NEG  
    But he never answered anything.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. arará-hi   ípum   pa-nu-chúuphi-ti-heesh  
    human-language      NOMZ-1pl(>3)-speak-DUR-FUT  
    We're supposed to be talking Indian.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. iim   chími   chuuph-i  
    2sg.   soon   speak-IMPER  
    Talk!
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  5. xás   káan   xás   kun-chúuphi-naa   váa   káan   âapun   kun-ivyíhishrih-anik   pa-kun-chúuphi-naa-tih-anik  
    then   there   then   3pl(>3s)-speak-PL   so   there   on.the.ground   3pl(>3s)-get.there.(pl.)-ANC   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-speak-PL-DUR-ANC  
    And there they talked, and there they all sat down on the ground talking. They said: "What did we leave him there for in the sweathouse?"
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  6. xás   pihnêefich   u-píip   tá   kun-chúuphi-naa   pa-'avansáxiich-as   kóova   tá   kun-chúuphi-naa   kóova   pa-'avansáxiich-as   xás   u-píip   "hôoy   mikun-'ákah  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   PERF   3pl(>3s)-speak-PL   the-boy-PL   so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-speak-PL   so   the-boy-PL   then   3s(>3)-say   "where   2plPOSS-father  
    Then Coyote said, the boys talked with him, they talked to him, the boys talked with him, and he said: "Where is your father?"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  7. ni-chuuphí-tih  
    1s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    I am talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  8. ni-chuuphí-tih  
    1s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    I am talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  9. u-chuuphí-tih  
    3s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    He is talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  10. pay'ôok   xákaan   nu-chúuphi-tih  
    right.here   both   1pl(>3)-speak-DUR  
    We are talking right here.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  11. pay'ôok   arará-hi   ni-chuuphí-tih  
    right.here   human-language   1s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    I am talking the Indian language right here.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about speaking Karuk (SD-02) | read full text
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  12. koovúra   pa-'áraar-as   pay'ôok   nu-chúuph-eesh   káru  
    all   the-human-PL   right.here   1pl(>3)-speak-FUT   also  
    All the Indian people here, we are also going to talk.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about speaking Karuk (SD-02) | read full text
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  13. arara-chúupha   nuu   payêem   nu-chúuphi-tih  
    human-speech   we   now   1pl(>3)-speak-DUR  
    We are talking our Indian language now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  14. naa   pa-káruk   úuhyan   ni-chuuphí-tih.  
    1sg.   the-upriver   speak   1s(>3)-speak-DUR.  
    I am speaking the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  15. chúupha   t-i-'ítap-ti   húm   pá-'arara-hih  
    speak   PERF-2s(>3)-know-DUR   or   the-human-language  
    Do you know the Indian language?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  16. kacha'îich   vúra   chuuph-i  
    gently   Intensive   speak-IMPER  
    Speak slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  17. chaka'îimich   vúra   chuuph-i  
    slowly   Intensive   speak-IMPER  
    Speak slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  18. xáyfaat   i-chuuphí-tih  
    don't!   2s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    Don't talk, you guys!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  19. xáyfaat   ku-chuuphí-naa-tih  
    don't!   2pl(>3)-speak-PL-DUR  
    Don't talk!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  20. uhyanaváraar   mûuk   nu-chúuph-eesh  
    telephone   with.(by.means.of)   1pl(>3)-speak-FUT  
    I am going to call you on the telephone.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  21. xáyfaat   uhyanaváraar   mûuk   nú-chuupha  
    don't!   telephone   with.(by.means.of)   1pl(>3)-speak  
    Don't call me!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  22. íkiich   uhyanaváraar   mûuk   nu-chúuph-eesh  
    maybe   telephone   with.(by.means.of)   1pl(>3)-speak-FUT  
    I am going to use the phone to call you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  23. fâatva   u-chuuphí-tih  
    something   3s(>3)-speak-DUR  
    He said something.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  24. araráhih   ní-chuupha  
    Karuk.language   1s(>3)-speak  
    I am speaking Indian language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  25. chími   nu-chúuph-i  
    soon   1pl(>3)-speak-IMPER  
    Let's talk!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  26. úumkun   kun-chuuphí-tih  
    they   3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR  
    They're talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  27. xáyfaat   i-chúupha  
    don't!   2s(>3)-speak  
    Don't talk!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  28. naa   ni-chúuph-eesh  
    1sg.   1s(>3)-speak-FUT  
    I'm going to talk.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  29. iim   i-chúuph-eesh  
    2sg.   2s(>3)-speak-FUT  
    You're going to talk.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  30. kári   xás   tée   kxurar   kári   xás   u-thítiv   kun-chúuphi-tih  
    then   then   PERF   evening   then   then   3s(>3)-hear   3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR  
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  31. víri   pa-yaas'ára   hûutva   t-u-'íin-ahaak   víri   pa-yaas'ára   kâarim   t-u-kúph-aak   vaa   kári   xás   ík   i-chuuphí-tih-eesh  
    so   the-rich.person   somehow   PERF-3s(>3)-exist-when   so   the-rich.person   bad   PERF-3s(>3)-do-when   so   then   then   must   2s(>3)-speak-DUR-FUT  
    However (long) Mankind exists, when Mankind does bad, then you will have to speak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  32. kári   xás   axmáy   u-chúupha  
    then   then   suddenly   3s(>3)-speak  
    And suddenly (a voice) spoke.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  33. xás   uum   kun-chúuphi-ti   pa-'ávansa   xákaan  
    then   3.SG   3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR   the-man   with.(one.person)  
    She and the man are talking.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text