Ararahih'urípih
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iimkun you (pl.), you folks

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1660 | revised Oct 31 2014

iimkun • PRON • you (pl.), you folks

Source: WB 563.1, p.344

  • chôora, iimkun káru. Let's go, you (all) too. [Reference: Richardson 1993:16]
  • kári xás upiip, fâat iimkun kukyâati. And he said, "What do you do?" [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 022]

Sentence examples (16)


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  1. iimkun   pa-pufích'iish   ku-mnísh-eesh  
    2pl.   the-deermeat   2pl(>3)-cook-FUT  
    Are you all going to cook the deer meat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  2. fâat   iimkun   ku-kupavêenahi-tih  
    what   2pl.   2pl(>3)-do-DUR  
    What are you guys doing?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  3. fâat   iimkun   ku-kupavêena-tih  
    what   2pl.   2pl(>3)-do-DUR  
    What are you guys doing?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  4. iimkun   tá   kú-xrah  
    2pl.   PERF   2s(>3)-thirst.for  
    Are you all thirsty?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  5. iimkun   káru  
    2pl.   also  
    You guys also.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  6. iimkun   tá   ku-xúriha  
    2pl.   PERF   2pl(>3)-be.hungry  
    Are you guys hungry?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  7. fâat   iimkun   ku-'áv-eesh  
    what   2pl.   2pl(>3)-eat-FUT  
    What are you guys going to eat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  8. iimkun   kii-kvíit-hi-naa  
    2pl.   2pl(>3)-sleep-PL  
    You all go to sleep!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  9. iimkun   kii-piyukúkuhsur-oo  
    2pl.   2pl(>3)-take.off.shoes-PL.ACT  
    You guys take off your shoes!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  10. iimkun   koovúra   kii-múustih-eesh  
    2pl.   all   2pl(>3)-look.at-FUT  
    You all are going to look at them.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  11. koovúra   pa-'áraar   u-máah-vunaa-tih   iimkun   vúra   pufáat-sa-hara  
    all   the-human   3s(>3)-see-PL-DUR   2pl.   Intensive   nothing-PL-NEG  
    He saw all the people (and said), "You-all are just nothings.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  12. kári   xás   u-píip   fâat   iimkun   ku-kyâa-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   what   2pl.   2pl(>3)-make-DUR  
    And he said, "What do you do?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  13. kári   xás   vaa   u-piip   iimkun   úm   kúth   ni-'íif-tih   iimkun   úm   kumá'ii   ni-'íif-tih  
    then   then   so   3s(>3)-say   2pl.   or   because.of   1s(>3)-grow-DUR   2pl.   or   because.of   1s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    And he said, "Am I growing up for you people, am I growing up for your sake?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  14. koovúra   vaa   u-pí-tih   iimkun   úm   kúth   ni-'íif-tih  
    all   so   3s(>3)-say-DUR   2pl.   or   because.of   1s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    Every time, (kunâach'aa) said, "Am I growing up for you people?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

  15. kári   xás   u-piip   chími   imkún-paan  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   soon   2pl.-Emphatic  
    Then she said, "Maybe you guys again [it's your turn].
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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