Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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puu no

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. kári   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 text
  3. pûu   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 text
  4. pûu   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 text
  5. pûu   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 text
  6. xás   u-píip   pûu   vaa   vúra   -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 text
  7. xás   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 text
  8. xás   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