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puu no
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lexicon ID #5132 | revised Nov 07 2014
puu • NEG • no Variant: pûuhara.
Source: WB files
- pûu, xáy vásih néeshpat. No, I might get my back broken. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 050]
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xás ni-piip puu xâatik vúra ni-pípas then 1s(>3)-say no it's.better Intensive 1s(>3)-take.(person).home And I said, "No, let me just take him home. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textkári xás kun-píip pûu then then 3pl(>3s)-say no And they said, "No." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textpûu xáy vási née-shpat no let.not back 1s-be.broken No, I might get my back broken. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textpûu xáy axvâa née-shxax no let.not head 1s-be.smashed No, I might get my head smashed." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textpûu púra fâat vúra n-eepí-tih-ara no nothing Intensive 1s(>3)-say-DUR-NEG "No, I didn't say anything." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás u-píip pûu vaa vúra ní-thxuun-eesh káruma nik áachip kóo t-u-vík-ahi-tih then 3s(>3)-say no so Intensive 1s(>3)-put.over.head-FUT in.fact a.little middle as.much.as PERF-3s(>3)-weave-ESS-DUR And she said, "No, I'll wear it this way, (though) the fact is that it's only woven half-way. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textxás u-piip pûu naa vúra kâanimich then 3s(>3)-say no 1sg. Intensive poor And he said, "No, I'm poor. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás u-piip pûu naa vúra pa-naní-paa nîinamich hôoy íf nu-yâah-eesh then 3s(>3)-say no 1sg. Intensive the-1sPOSS-boat little where truly 1pl(>3)-be.good-FUT And he said, "No, my boat is little, we won't fit. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text