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kúupha / kúuphi- (variant kupi) to do
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4086 | revised Oct 31 2014
kúupha / kúuphi- • V • to do
Variant kupi (lexicon ID #7809): Used with the durative suffix -ti(h)
Derivatives (8)
kúphaan "doer, one who does"
kúphaat "did (past tense)"
kuphákaam "Ghost Dance, Round Dance"
kupháraha "to happen"
kuphêen "did (anterior tense)"
kuphêesh "will do"
kúupha "doing, way of doing things, custom"
seeykúupha "to not to get along with (someone)"
Source: WB 926, p.363
Note: Irregular tense forms: ukúphaanik 'he once did it' (ancient tense, G822.3); ukúphaat 'he did it (past tense, G534); ukúpheen 'he had done it' (anterior tense, G822.2); ukuphêesh 'he will do it' (future tense, G822.1); ukupíti 'he's doing it' (durative, G757). All forms of this verb are often unaccented when at the end of a sentence (cf. TK 53.28).
- páy uum kuuphi. Do it this way! [Reference: KV]
- pikváhahirak káru vúra vookúphaanik axraas. In the myth time, Gopher did the same thing. [Reference: TK 66.15]
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ipasnáhvaanich u-kúphaa-nik owl.sp. 3s(>3)-do-ANC Pygmy Owl did it. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textvíri hûut i-kuph-eesh vásihkam so how 2s(>3)-do-FUT behind How would you pack them? Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playxás ni-xú-ti vaa páy kip Violet u-kupí-ti the whole thing vaa t-oo sáan-kuri pú-xay vúra fikríip-tih-ara then 1s(>3)-think-DUR so this just Violet 3s(>3)-do-DUR the whole thing so PERF-3s(>3) carry.(things)-into.water NEG-not.yet Intensive pick.out-DUR-NEG And I thought, "This is the way Violet does it, the whole thing, she puts it in, she doesn't sort them out." Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playpuxáy vúra vaa na-kupéesh-ara pa-Violet u-kupi-ti not.yet Intensive so 1s(>3)-will.do-NEG NOMZ-Violet 3s(>3)-do-DUR I can't do it like Violet does. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playhãã víri vaa hûutva kípa hûutva kupa-kuph-áh-eesh tá na-séey yes so so somehow like somehow MODAL-do-Modal-FUT PERF 1s(>3)-not.know How would I do that? I don't know. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playvaa hûut ni-kupá'-aapunm-ah-eesh hûut uum koo-s so how 1s(>3)-do-know-Modal-FUT how 3.SG so.much-PL How will I know what size? Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playkoovúra pa-naní-vik vaa u-kupí-tih all the-1sPOSS-weaving.work so 3s(>3)-do-DUR It's that way with all my weaving. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playpihnêefich u-kúpha-anik amtaap u-pâatv-anik coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC dust 3s(>3)-bathe-ANC Coyote did that, he bathed with ashes. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textv-oo-kúphaa-nik so-3s(>3)-do-ANC He did thus. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textxás uumkun váa vúra kích kun-kupí-tih-anik pa-kun-pakurîihva-naa-tih-anik pa-'ávans-as pa-kun-pakurîihva-naa-tih-anik ikriripan-'ikmaháchraam then they so Intensive only 3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-ANC NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-PL-DUR-ANC the-man-PL NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-PL-DUR-ANC placename-sweathouse All they did was sing songs, the men, they used to sing in Amekyaram sweathouse. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textxás vúra uumkun hitíhaan pa-kaan kun-ivyíihmu-tih-anik p-eekxaréeyav váa kumá'ii pa-kun-'úuhyana-tih-anik hûut áta pa-kun-kupí-tih-eesh yaas'ára then Intensive they always NOMZ-there 3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)-DUR-ANC the-spirit.person so because.of NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR-ANC how maybe NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-FUT rich.person The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textxás pirishkâarim u-píip hûut tá ku-kúupha then grizzly 3s(>3)-say how PERF 2pl(>3)-do Then Grizzly Bear said: "What is the trouble?" Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textpa-'áraar t-u-pakurîihva-haak ikriripan-pákurih máruk-ninay váa xás vúra u-kvíip-tih payváheem váa u-kupí-tih the-human PERF-3s(>3)-sing.songs-when placename-song uphill-around so then Intensive 3s(>3)-run-DUR nowadays so 3s(>3)-do-DUR Whenever a person sings Amekyaram sweathouse songs in mountain places anywhere, he runs away, he does so now. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textvíri vaa mu-'íffuth pirishkyâarim ta 'íp uum máruk kúkkuum kári vaa kun-kúpha-'anik p-eekxaréeyav atipimámvaan achvúun xákkaan kun-váthth-êen'nik so so 3sPOSS-afterward grizzly PERF PAST 3.SG uphill again then so 3pl(>3s)-do-ANC the-spirit.person buzzard hookbill.salmon both 3pl(>3s)-fight-ANC Then after Grizzly Bear was already up the hill, again the Ikxareyavs did it, Buzzard and Hookbill had a fight. Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full textkáruma v-oo-kúpi-ti p-oo-'áhoo-tih in.fact so-3s(>3)-do-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-go-DUR He was walking, that was what he was doing. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textpúya uum v-oo-kúpha-anik pihnêefich and.so 3.SG so-3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote That's the way Coyote did. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textpúya uum v-oo-kúpha-anik pihnêefich and.so 3.SG so-3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote Coyote did thus. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textxas uum vúra váa kich u-kupí-tih-anik p-óo-thtii-tih-anik then 3.SG Intensive so only 3s(>3)-do-DUR-ANC NOMZ-3s(>3)-gamble-DUR-ANC And all that he used to do was to gamble. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full textánaach u-kúpha-anik crow 3s(>3)-do-ANC Crow did that. Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full textpihnêeffich v-oo-kúph-aan'nik ôok ithivthanéen'aachip coyote so-3s(>3)-do-ANC here center.of.world Coyote did this, here at the world center. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textuum vúra v-oo-kupi-tti' pa-t-óo kxáramha kári t-óo p-chanchákkar káru pa-t-u-súpaaha kári kyúkkuum t-u-'êetchúr-ar pa-t-u-súpaaha' t-u-chánchaaksur-ar pa-t-u-súpaaha' 3.SG Intensive so-3s(>3)-do-DUR NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) be.night then PERF-3s(>3) ITER-go.to.close.roof-hatch also NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-become.day then again PERF-3s(>3)-take.off.of-go.to NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-become.day PERF-3s(>3)-close.roof-hatch-go.to NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-become.day He [Coyote] was doing that way, was closing evenings the living-house roof hole and mornings opened it up, when morning came, opened it when morning came. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textuum vúra vaa hitíhaan u-kupí-tti' 3.SG Intensive so always 3s(>3)-do-DUR That was his job. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textpúya uum v-oo-kuph-aanik pihnêeffich and.so 3.SG that-3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote Coyote did this. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textpúya-va uum u-kúpha-anik kachakâachich and.so-so 3.SG 3s(>3)-do-ANC bluejay.(dim.) Behold Bluejay did this way. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textuum v-oo-kúpha-anik kachakâachich 3.SG so-3s(>3)-do-ANC bluejay.(dim.) Bluejay is that way. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textáan-kunish sú' u-sasípiithva áachip áan-kunish u-'ishipváraa-hi-ti koovúra v-oo-kupí-ti pa-mu-pírish áachip áan-kunish u-'ishipváraa-hi-tih string-like inside 3s(>3)-spiral.around middle string-like 3s(>3)-run.in.through.(pl.)-ESS-DUR all so-3s(>3)-do-DUR the-3sPOSS-plant middle string-like 3s(>3)-run.in.through.(pl.)-ESS-DUR They have little threads in them, with a filament running down the middle; they are all that way, with a filament running down that way. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textfâat vaa vúra vaa pá-vaa kupí-tih-an man'áta axraas what that Intensive that NOMZ-that do-DUR-Participial maybe gopher It is something that is doing that, maybe a gopher. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textvúra fâatva vaa vúra pá-vaa kupí-tih-an sú' ithivthaneen-súruk u-sanpîithvu-tih Intensive something so Intensive NOMZ-that do-DUR-Participial inside land-under 3s(>3)-carry.(things).around-DUR Something is doing that, is packing it around down under the ground. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textpa-hûut pa-kun-kupí-tih-anik xáas vúra kúnish ikxáyxay-tih-ap-hanik the-how NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-ANC almost Intensive sort.of chop.up-DUR-NEG-ANC How they would say that [the ground] was sort of cultivated Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvaa vúra kich pu-mít kupí-tih-ap-hat pu-mít ikxáyxay-tih-ap-hat so Intensive only NEG-near.past do-DUR-NEG-PAST NEG-near.past chop.up-DUR-NEG-PAST The only thing they did not do was to work on the ground. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textfâat tá ní-kúupha what PERF 1s(>3)-do What did I do? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playakâay vaa t-óo kúupha who that PERF-3s(>3) do Who did that? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás u-xus púya íf kâarim tá ni-kúupha pa-chími ísh-eesh then 3s(>3)-think and.so truly bad PERF 1s(>3)-do NOMZ-soon drink-FUT And he thought, "How bad I do, being about to drink water. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpúyava páy pihnêefich u-kúphaa-nik you.see this coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC So Coyote did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpihnêefich u-kúphaa-nik coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC Coyote did it. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpúyava vaa u-kúphaa-nik pihnêefich you.see so 3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote So Coyote did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textii íf kâarim ni-kuph-een pa-ni-yuuph-éen oh! truly bad 1s(>3)-do-ANT NOMZ-1s(>3)-open.eyes-ANT Oh, I really did bad, when I opened my eyes!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playpihnêefich vaa u-kúphaa-nik coyote so 3s(>3)-do-ANC Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchímiva vaa kúna u-kúupha íshaha ú-xrah soon so in.addition 3s(>3)-do water 3s(>3)-thirst.for Soon he did this also, he got thirsty. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textúma vaa u-kúphaa-nik pá-mitva ithéeshyav u-paríshriihva an-tunvêech emphatic(?) so 3s(>3)-do-ANC NOMZ-former all.winter 3s(>3)-twine string-small.(pl.) That's what he had done, he twined little strings the previous winter. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri hûut chími u-kuph-eesh so how soon 3s(>3)-do-FUT So what was he to do? Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri vaa u-kupí-tih so so 3s(>3)-do-DUR He did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri vaa kun-kupí-tih pa-'asiktávaan-sa kun-xú-ti kíri nu-tururípa-n pa-'áhup so so 3pl(>3s)-do-DUR the-woman-PL 3pl(>3s)-think-DUR I.wish 1pl(>3)-hook.out-PL.ACT the-wood They were doing that, the women were trying to hook out the sticks. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchémi vaa ník ni-kuph-eesh all.right so a.little 1s(>3)-do-FUT "All right, I'll do that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchémi vaa ník ni-kuph-eesh all.right so a.little 1s(>3)-do-FUT "All right, I'll do that." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás pihnêefich u-píip payêem ník vúra ishávaas vaa pu-nee-p-kuph-êesh-ara then coyote 3s(>3)-say now a.little Intensive child.of.deceased.sibling so NEG-1s(>3)-ITER-do-FUT-NEG And Coyote said, "I won't do it again this time, nephew." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textpúya vaa u-kúph-aanik pihnêefich and.so so 3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote So that's what Coyote did. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri vaa u-kúph-aanik pihnêefich so so 3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote That's what Coyote did. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchiimuuch-'îin kun-xúseer-anik kíri vaa u-kúupha pufáat vúra yáv-heesh-ara lizard-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-think.about-ANC I.wish so 3s(>3)-do nothing Intensive good-FUT-NEG Lizard thought about him, "Let him do that, nothing will be any good." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textpúyava páy uum pihnêefich u-kúphaa-nik you.see this 3.SG coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC This is what Coyote did. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás vaa vúra pihnêefich u-kúphaa-nik then so Intensive coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC And Coyote did that. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textvaa páy pihnêefich u-kúpha-anik pa-káruk kahyúras u-vâaramu-tih kupánakanakana so this coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC NOMZ-upriver Klamath.Lakes 3s(>3)-go-DUR the.end Coyote did that, when he went upriver to Klamath Lakes. kupánakanakana. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich u-píip naa vúra vaa ni-kuph-eesh then coyote 3s(>3)-say 1sg. Intensive that 1s(>3)-do-FUT And Coyote said, "I can do that! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás vaa páy uum pihnêefich u-kúph-aanik then so this 3.SG coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC And Coyote did that. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textkári xás kun-píip pûuhara hôoy íf vaa i-kuph-eesh itaharâan i-píhiroopithv-eesh then then 3pl(>3s)-say no where truly so 2s(>3)-do-FUT ten.times 2s(>3)-dance.around-FUT And they said, "No, you can't do that, you will (have to) dance around ten times!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás u-píip miník vúra vaa ni-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-say of.course Intensive so 1s(>3)-do-FUT And he said, "Sure, I can do that!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textpúyava pihnêefich u-kúph-aanik kupánakanakana you.see coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC the.end Coyote did it. kupánakanakana. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textvaa u-kúpha-anik pihnêefich uum so 3s(>3)-do-ANC coyote 3.SG Coyote did this way. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote Tries to Reach the Sun" (WB_KL-12) | read full textvíri-va pihnêefich u-kúpha-anik so-INDEF coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote Tries to Reach the Sun" (WB_KL-12) | read full textvaa kun-kúpha-anik ithâan so 3pl(>3s)-do-ANC once They did this way once. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Playpâanpay vaa tá kun-kúupha after.while so PERF 3pl(>3s)-do Finally they did this way. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Playkári xás púyava páy pihnêefich u-kúpha-anik then then you.see this coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC So Coyote did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textxâatik vaa u-kupí-tih it's.better so 3s(>3)-do-DUR Let it do that." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textxáyfaat vaa u-kupí-tih don't! so 3s(>3)-do-DUR Let it not do that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textkári xás vaa u-kupí-ti payêem tá pu-'áhoo-tih-ara pa-tur then then so 3s(>3)-do-DUR now PERF NEG-go-DUR-NEG the-packbasket.load So now she does that, the basket-load doesn't walk anymore. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textxás pihnêefich u-pí-ti vaa vúra káru vúra pa-'áraar uumkun kun-kúpheesh pá-naa tá ni-kuupha then coyote 3s(>3)-say-DUR that Intensive also Intensive the-human they 3pl(>3s)-will.do NOMZ-1sg. PERF 1s(>3)-do And Coyote said, "The people will do just like that too, like I did." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich u-xús púxay vúra vaa kupí-tih-eesh-ara then then coyote 3s(>3)-think not.yet Intensive that do-DUR-FUT-NEG And Coyote thought, "They can't do that." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textxás âanxus u-píip vaa ník ni-kuph-eesh then weasel 3s(>3)-say so a.little 1s(>3)-do-FUT And Weasel said, "I'll do that." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás u-xús hûut pá-ni-kuph-eesh then 3s(>3)-think how NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT And he thought, "What shall I do? Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás p-oo-páhariith-vunaa pa-mu-hrooha-'îin kun-ipêer yaxéek iim vaa kích i-kupí-tih-eesh then NOMZ-3s(>3)-catch.up.with-PL the-3sPOSS-wife-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-say.to you'll.see 2sg. so only 2s(>3)-do-DUR-FUT And when he caught up with them, his wife told him, "You're going to be doing nothing but this. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textkoovúra mí-myaahti vaa i-kupí-tih-eesh fátaak á' i-kûuntakoo-vish all 2sPOSS-life so 2s(>3)-do-DUR-FUT somewhere above 2s(>3)-sit.(on)-FUT All your life you will be doing that, you will sit on something above. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textvíri 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 textvaa u-kúphaa-nik á 'iknêechhan so 3s(>3)-do-ANC falcon Duck Hawk did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full textkári xás kúkuum vúra vaa t-óo kuupha t-u-tátuyshiprim-tih xás t-óo yvêesh pa-xuun then then again Intensive that PERF-3s(>3) do PERF-3s(>3)-sweep.up-DUR then PERF-3s(>3) pour.out the-acorn.soup So she did that way again, she swept up, then she poured the acorn soup down. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textpúyava xás p-aaxíich u-pêer pa-mú-taat úma kachakâach vaa u-kupí-tih kachakáach u-yveeshrîih-vu-ti pa-xuun you.see then the-child 3s(>3)-say.to the-3sPOSS-mother emphatic(?) bluejay that 3s(>3)-do-DUR bluejay 3s(>3)-pour.out-PL.ACT-DUR the-acorn.soup So the child told its mother, "Blue Jay is doing that, Blue Jay is pouring the acorn soup down." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás u-xús pá-chishii hôoy íf vaa páy pá-nu-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think the-dog where truly that this NOMZ-1pl(>3)-do-FUT And Dog thought, "We can't do it like this." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textxás u-xus hûut áta pá-ni-kuph-eesh then 3s(>3)-think how maybe NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT And he thought, "How ever shall I do?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textyee! xás u-xú-tih hûut áta pá-ni-kuph-eesh well then 3s(>3)-think-DUR how maybe NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT Well, then he thought, "How ever shall I do?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás u-piip víri hûut i-kupí-tih pirishkâarim íf tá ni-tápkuup then then 3s(>3)-say so how 2s(>3)-do-DUR grizzly truly PERF 1s(>3)-like And Grizzly said, "How do you do it? I really like it!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textpúyava yuuxmachmahánach u-kúph-aanik kupánakanakana you.see lizard.sp. 3s(>3)-do-ANC the.end So Lizard did it. kupánakanakana. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textpurafâat vúra káru kupí-tih-eesh-ara nothing Intensive also do-DUR-FUT-NEG You won't be doing anything, either." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textvúra púra húun kupí-tih-ara Intensive NEG harmful do-DUR-NEG (It was as if) she was doing no harm. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full textkári xás apsunmúnukich u-piip pa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshri-haak víri pa-'asiktávaan vaa u-kupí-ti-haak u-kitaxríharahi-ti-haak xáat káru u-xú-ti vúra pu-'aapúnm-eesh-ap víri vaa vúra kun-'áapunm-eesh then then racer.snake 3s(>3)-say NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so NOMZ-woman so 3s(>3)-do-DUR-when 3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR-when may also 3s(>3)-think-DUR Intensive NEG-know-FUT-NEG so so Intensive 3pl(>3s)-know-FUT Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full textvíri vaa u-kupi-tih t-u-saríshriih-va pa-kóo kuma-'ávaha so that 3s(>3)-do-DUR PERF-3s(>3)-put.(things).down-PL.ACT the-all 3sPOSS-food She was doing this, she was bringing in all kinds of food. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full textvaa kumá'ii pa-vaa u-kupí-tih ikxáram xás p-óo-mkaanvu-tih that because.of NOMZ-that 3s(>3)-do-DUR night then NOMZ-3s(>3)-gather-DUR That's why she did that, she gathered food in the evening. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full texttúus u-kúph-aanik mockingbird 3s(>3)-do-ANC Mockingbird did it. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full textxás kun-xús nuu káru vaa tîi nú-kuuph-i then 3pl(>3s)-think we also so let... 1pl(>3)-do-IMPER And they thought, "Let us do that too!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textp-eekxaréeyav vaa u-kúph-aanik the-spirit.person so 3s(>3)-do-ANC The gods did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textxás pihnêefich u-kúph-aanik then coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC Coyote did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textpu-vaahyâach kupí-tih-at NEG-exactly.that do-DUR-PAST (But) they didn't do it (hold the world-renewal) the same way. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textvíri vaa kun-kúph-eesh so so 3pl(>3s)-do-FUT This is what they will do. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textkári xás kun-piip hûut pá-nu-kuph-eesh then then 3pl(>3s)-say how NOMZ-1pl(>3)-do-FUT And they said, "How shall we do?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full textkári xás kun-piip vaa páy hínupa uum p-oo-kupí-tih-eesh then then 3pl(>3s)-say so this surprise 3.SG NOMZ-3s(>3)-do-DUR-FUT And they said, "That's the way (Mankind) will do it." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full textpa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-aak víri vaa pa-kun-kupí-tih-eesh NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so so NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-FUT When Mankind comes into existence, they will do like that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full texthûut áta pá-ni-kuph-eesh how maybe NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT "How ever shall I do?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textkári xás vaa kun-kúupha p-eekxariya-'ifápiit-sha then then so 3pl(>3s)-do the-spirit.person-young.unmarried.woman-PL Then the spirit girls did this. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full textkári xás u-xus pa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-aak víri uum káru vúra vaa u-kuph-eesh xáat kâanimich then then 3s(>3)-think NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so 3.SG also Intensive so 3s(>3)-do-FUT may poor And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full textxás u-xús hûut áta ni-kuph-eesh then 3s(>3)-think how maybe 1s(>3)-do-FUT And he thought, "How shall I do, I wonder?" Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textvíri vaa kun-kupi-tih patha-kan-'ávak tá kun-thataktakúraan pa-mukun-yáfus pa-mukun-yupastáran mûuk pa-kun-'ívun-ti kahyuras'afishríhan so so 3pl(>3s)-do-DUR knee-Locative-above PERF 3pl(>3s)-be.tattered the-3plPOSS-dress the-3plPOSS-tear.(from.weeping) with.(by.means.of) NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-cry.for-DUR Klamath.Lakes.Young.Man They did this, their dresses were all tattered up above the knees from the tears that they were weeping for Klamath Lakes Young Man. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textkári xás vaa kun-kúupha kurihkirá-'aachipvari u-thrîish pa-mukun-yupastáran then then so 3pl(>3s)-do eaves-pole-towards.the.middle 3s(>3)-set.(liquid).down the-3plPOSS-tear.(from.weeping) They did this, their tears collected halfway up the roof-beam. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textkári xás u-xús-aanik kahyuras'afishríhan yaas'ára nani-pírish t-u-'aapúnm-ahaak yaas'ára káru vúra vaa u-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think-ANC Klamath.Lakes.Young.Man rich.person 1sPOSS-plant PERF-3s(>3)-know-when rich.person also Intensive so 3s(>3)-do-FUT And Klamath Lakes Young Man thought, "If Mankind knows my medicine, Mankind will do this way also." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textvíri naa káru vaa ni-kuph-eesh so 1sg. also so 1s(>3)-do-FUT I will do that way also." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textvaa kun-kúph-aanik so 3pl(>3s)-do-ANC They did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textuum vúra hitíhaan vaa kích u-kupi-tih ú-kvaat-ih 3.SG Intensive always so only 3s(>3)-do-DUR 3s(>3)-carry.on.shoulder-DUR He did only this all the time, he gathered sweathouse wood. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textkári xás vaa kun-kúupha mukun-íkriv kun-ikyâa-heen then then so 3pl(>3s)-do 3plPOSS-living 3pl(>3s)-make-ANT And they did this, they made their living. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textkári xás vaa u-kúupha ikmaháchraam kúuk u-'íipma then then so 3s(>3)-do sweathouse to 3s(>3)-return Then he did this, he went back to the sweathouse. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás u-xú-ti hûut áta tá kun-kúupha then 3s(>3)-think-DUR how maybe PERF 3pl(>3s)-do And he thought, "I wonder what they're doing?" Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textvúra kích u-kupi-tih xuus u-'íruvoo-ti Intensive only 3s(>3)-do-DUR thought 3s(>3)-turn.to-DUR He did only (this), he thought about them. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textchavúra teepshítaanivanihich axmáy vaa u-kúupha sâam u-tfáku-tih finally after.a.while suddenly so 3s(>3)-do little.downhill 3s(>3)-look.away.downhill-DUR Finally after a while suddenly he did this, he looked downhill. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textyánava uum káru vaa u-kupi-ti pá-'uum u-kupi-ti ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav visible 3.SG also so 3s(>3)-do-DUR NOMZ-3.SG 3s(>3)-do-DUR Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit He saw that (the other person) was also doing what Sacred Sweathouse Spirit was doing. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textyánava uum káru vaa u-kupi-tih víkapu u-skúruh-tih visible 3.SG also so 3s(>3)-do-DUR Jump.Dance.basket 3s(>3)-carry.by.looped.handle-DUR He saw he was doing that too, he was carrying a quiver. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás u-piip ník vaa ni-xú-ti t-ée kúupha then 3s(>3)-say a.little so 1s(>3)-think-DUR PERF-2s(>3) do And (the other) said, "I know you are doing that." Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás u-piip naa vaa ni-kupí-tih then 3s(>3)-say 1sg. so 1s(>3)-do-DUR And he said, "I do this. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textîikam tá kun-p-iru-kûurish yukún vaa kun-kupi-tih fúrax mukun-pikshipíkmath outdoors PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-PL-sit.down you.see so 3pl(>3s)-do-DUR woodpecker.head 3plPOSS-sun-shade They sit down again outdoors; you see, they do this; their sun-shades are of woodpecker heads. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás vaa u-kúupha xánahich vúra u-xapyuxúyux then so 3s(>3)-do after.while Intensive 3s(>3)-rub.foot.in.dirt And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a little while. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás p-oo-fúmtaapsur víri yûuth p-oo-trûupu-tih xánahich axmáy vaa u-kuupha pa-mukun-furax-pikshipíkmath axmáy u-'áapuchur then NOMZ-3s(>3)-blow so downriver.and.across-stream the-3s(>3)-look.downriver.from.here-DUR after.while suddenly so 3s(>3)-do the-3plPOSS-woodpecker.head-sun-shade suddenly 3s(>3)-collapse And when he blew, as he looked down across, in a little while suddenly they did this, (the women's) woodpecker-head sun-shades suddenly collapsed. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textvíri vaa u-kuupha chaka'îich kúnish kun-'ixipúniih-va so so 3s(>3)-do slowly sort.of 3pl(>3s)-drift.down-PL.ACT They did that, they sort of floated slowly down. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textkári xás vaa u-kuupha xánahich u-xapyuxúyux then then so 3s(>3)-do after.while 3s(>3)-rub.foot.in.dirt And he did this, he rubbed his foot in the dirt for a little while. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textkári xás u-xús-aanik ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav yaas'ara-'îin ta-na-'apúnmiik-ahaak yaas'ára káru vaa u-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think-ANC Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit rich.person-TOPIC PERF-2s/3s>1s-learn.from-when rich.person also so 3s(>3)-do-FUT And Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do so too." Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textvíri naa káru vaa ni-kuph-eesh so 1sg. also so 1s(>3)-do-FUT I will do so too. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás vaa u-kúphaa-nik páy nanu'ávahkam veekxavnamíchmiif then so 3s(>3)-do-ANC sky.black.wolf And páy nanu'ávahkam veekxavnamíchmiif (name of an ikxaréeyav, probably "black little-wolf of the sky") did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textxás vaa u-kúphaa-nik then so 3s(>3)-do-ANC He did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textkári xás u-xús-aanik yaas'ara-'îin tá na-'apúnmiik-ahaak víri yaas'ára káru vúra vaa u-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think-ANC rich.person-TOPIC PERF 2s/3s>1s-learn.from-when so rich.person also Intensive so 3s(>3)-do-FUT Then (the father) thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do this way too." Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textnaa káru vaa ni-kuph-eesh 1sg. also so 1s(>3)-do-FUT I will do that too. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textkári xás u-xus hûut ni-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think how 1s(>3)-do-FUT And he thought, "What shall I do?" Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textyukún naa ík káru vaa ni-kuph-eesh p-oo-kúphaa-nik p-eeknûumin veekxaréeyav you.see 1sg. must also that 1s(>3)-do-FUT NOMZ-3s(>3)-do-ANC the-Burrill.Peak.spirit You see, I must also do that way, as Burrill Peak Spirit did. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textkári xás u-xus hûut ni-kuuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think how 1s(>3)-do-FUT And he thought, "What shall I do? Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textpúyava vaa u-kúphaa-nik kunâach'aa you.see so 3s(>3)-do-ANC bird.sp. kunâach'aa did that. Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full texthûut áta pá-kun-kuph-eesh how maybe NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-FUT "I wonder what they're going to do?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textvaa u-kúphaa-nik itukuk-'afishríhan so 3s(>3)-do-ANC placename-young.man The boy from itúkuk did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textkári xás u-piip pa-'íf-haak víri chími nu-pêen p-ée-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-say NOMZ-true-when so soon 1pl(>3)-say.to NOMZ-2s(>3)-do-FUT And he said, "If it is true, let me tell you what to do. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textpúyava pa-kun-'ípak ôok kumee-thívthaaneen vaa uum pa-kúph-aan-hanik p-óo-kupi-ti áraar u-tâanaxihi-tih-irak you.see NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-come.back here 3sPOSS-land that 3.SG the-do-Agentive-ANC NOMZ-3s(>3)-do-DUR human 3s(>3)-be.dead-DUR-where So when they returned to this world, they are the ones who did as it is done in the land of the dead. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textkári xás víri-va tá kun-kuupha pa-'írahiv tah tá kun-pifkutíshiiprin then then so-so PERF 3pl(>3s)-do the-world-renewal.ceremony already PERF 3pl(>3s)-put.on Then (the Indians) made the world-renewal ceremony, they put (the handkerchiefs) on. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textvíri-va máh'iit pa-tá kun-tátapv-an-va víri vaa u-kupí-tih pa-mukun-chíshiih víri koovúra pa-mukun-chíshii ánav tá kun-iyvúruk-va so-so morning NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-trap-go.to-PL.ACT so so 3s(>3)-do-DUR the-3plPOSS-dog so all the-3plPOSS-dog medicine PERF 3pl(>3s)-rub-PL.ACT When they went trapping in the morning, their dogs would do this, they would all be rubbed with medicine. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textvíri-va u-kupi-tih pa-t-u-paxfúr-oo pa-púufich so-so 3s(>3)-do-DUR NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-catch.in.trap-PL.ACT the-deer That's what they did, when they snared deer. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textkáru uumkun pa-ka'kúkam vúra kun-kuph-eesh also they the-little.upriver Intensive 3pl(>3s)-do-FUT Those on the upriver side would do it also. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textâapun ú-krii pá-vaa u-kupi-tih on.the.ground 3s(>3)-live NOMZ-that 3s(>3)-do-DUR She sat on the floor as she did that. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full textpúyava xás kúkuum vúra vaa t-óo p-kuupha you.see then again Intensive that PERF-3s(>3) ITER-do Then she did the same thing. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full textpayêem uum tá koo tá pú-vaa kin-kupí-tih-ara now 3.SG PERF all PERF NEG-that 1pl(>3)-do-DUR-NEG Now that's all over, we can't do that. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full textvúra páy nanuxákarari kích uum vaa kun-kupí-tih Intensive country.outside only 3.SG so 3pl(>3s)-do-DUR Only ones outside of our country did that. Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full textpihnêefich uum v-oo-kúphaa-nik coyote 3.SG so-3s(>3)-do-ANC Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote and the Sun" (WB_LA78.1-016b) | read full text
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