Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ikfuy to whistle

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1794 | revised Nov 07 2014

ikfuy • V • to whistle

Derivatives (4)
ikfúuyva "to whistle (something other than a tune, e.g., a signal)"
ikfuyfôor "a whistle (a musical instrument)"
ikfúyfuy "to whistle a tune"
ikfuyvûunish "to whistle at (someone)"

Source: WB 451, p.337

Note: Occurring in combinations.

Sentence examples (5)

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  1. naa   ni-kfuy  
    1sg.   1s(>3)-whistle  
    I whistle.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  2. Andrew   t-óo   kfuy  
    Andrew   PERF-3s(>3)   whistle  
    Andrew just whistled.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  3. tá   ni-kfuy  
    PERF   1s(>3)-whistle  
    I just whistled.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  4. naa   tá   ni-kfuy  
    1sg.   PERF   1s(>3)-whistle  
    I just whistled.
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  5. naa   pu-née-kfuuy-tih-ara  
    1s(>3)   NEG-1s(>3)-whistle-DUR-NEG  
    I did not whistle.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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