Ararahih'urípih
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kúkurih to stoop down

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3968 | revised Jun 26 2015

kúkurih • V • to stoop down

Source: WB 915, p.358

  • kári xás ta'ítam ukúkuriheen, vúra uum xára pookúkurih pa'íshaha. And so (Coyote) stooped down, he stooped down to the water a long time. [Reference: WB T1.77-8]
  • víri pookúkurih chímiva úuth úkyiimkar. When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 089]

Sentence examples (7)


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  1. kári   xás   ta'ítam   u-kúkurih-een  
    then   then   so   3s(>3)-stoop.down-ANT  
    And then he stooped down to the water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. vúra   uum   xára   p-oo-kúkuri   pa-'íshaha   t-u-'ísh   taay  
    Intensive   3.SG   long.time   NOMZ-3s(>3)-stoop.down   the-water   PERF-3s(>3)-drink   much  
    He stooped down to the water for a long time, he drank a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   ishkéesh-'aachip   ta'ítam   u-kúkurih-een  
    then   then   river-middle   so   3s(>3)-stoop.down-ANT  
    And in the middle of the river he stooped down to the water.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. víri   p-oo-kúkurih   chímiva   úuth   ú-kyiimkar  
    so   NOMZ-3s(>3)-stoop.down   soon   out.to.water   3s(>3)-fall.into.river  
    When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. kári   xás   u-kúkurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-stoop.down  
    And he stooped down to it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   u-kúkurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-stoop.down  
    And he stooped down to it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  7. kári   xás   u-kúkurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-stoop.down  
    And he stooped down to the water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text