Ararahih'urípih
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fâat kook what's that? what is it?

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lexicon ID #1287 | revised Aug 05 2014

fâat kook • MWU • what's that? what is it?

Source: Richardson 1993:15

  • kunímuusti, kunpiip, fâat kook. They looked, they said, "What's that?" [Reference: WB T5.82]

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  1. fâat kook  
    what's.that?  
    What?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. kári   xás   kun-'iruveehíshriih-va   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-tih   kun-ímuus-tih   kun-piip   fâatkook  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-stand.still.(pl.)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3pl(>3s)-say   what's.that?  
    And those who were chasing him stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   kun-'iruveehíshriih-va   kun-ímuus-tih   kun-piip   fâatkook  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-stand.still.(pl.)-PL.ACT   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3pl(>3s)-say   what's.that?  
    Then (the pursuers) stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text