Ararahih'urípih
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tápkuup / tapkûupu- to like

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5672 | revised Dec 26 2015

tápkuup / tapkûupu- V • to like

Source: WB 1312, p.383

  • aay nitápkuuputi. I like grapes. [Reference: Richardson 1993:12]
  • uum kiiktápkuuputihap peeshpuká'ii. She likes you folks for the sake of the money. [Reference: KV]


Sentence examples (18)


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  1. chavúra   pa-'avansáxiitich-as      kun-tápkuup   mukun-párahvaas  
    finally   the-boy-PL   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like   3plPOSS-uncle.(through.deceased.father)  
    Then the boys liked their uncle through mourning.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  2. vaa   pa-nani-púsihich   u-tapkûupu-tih  
    that   the-1sPOSS-cat.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-like-DUR  
    My cat likes it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions (VS-03) | read full text
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  3. vaa   p-eeshpúk   ni-kyâar-eesh   íf      ni-tápkuup  
    so   the-dentalium.shells   1s(>3)-go.gather-FUT   truly   PERF   1s(>3)-like  
    I will go get that money, I have really taken a liking to it."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  4. xás   oo      kun-tápkuup  
    then   oh!   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like  
    And oh, they took a liking to it!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  5. oo   púya   íf   yâamachich   pa-sah'áhup      kun-tápkuup  
    oh!   and.so   truly   pretty.(dimin.)   the-driftwood   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like  
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  6. xás   pihnêefich   t-u-tápkuup   pa-'asiktávaan-sa  
    then   coyote   PERF-3s(>3)-like   the-woman-PL  
    And Coyote took a liking to the women.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  7.    ni-tápkuup  
    PERF   1s(>3)-like  
    I like it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  8.    ni-tápkuup   pa-mi-pákurih  
    PERF   1s(>3)-like   the-2sPOSS-song  
    I like your song.'"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  9. xás   vúra   uum   t-u-tápkuup   pa-mu-pákurih  
    then   Intensive   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)-like   the-3sPOSS-song  
    And he liked their song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  10. xás   pihnêefich   u-piip   ishávaas      ni-tápkuup   pa-mi-pákurih  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling   PERF   1s(>3)-like   the-2sPOSS-song  
    Then Coyote said, "Nephew, I like your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  11. vúra   t-u-tápkuup   pa-yeeripáxvuh  
    Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-like   the-adolescent.girl  
    He just liked the girl.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  12. kéevniikich   vúra   uum   u-tapkûupu-ti   p-óo-thtii-tih  
    old.woman.(dimin.)   Intensive   3.SG   3s(>3)-like-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    An old woman liked to gamble.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  13. xás   káan   askitávaan   u-tápkuup  
    then   there   woman   3s(>3)-like  
    He liked a woman there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  14. púya   íf      ni-tápkuup  
    and.so   truly   PERF   1s(>3)-like  
    My, I really like it!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  15. kári   xás   u-piip   víri   hûut   i-kupí-tih   pirishkâarim   íf      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 text
  16.    kun-tápkuup   pa-kun-ímuus-tih   u-'íih-tih  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-like   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3s(>3)-dance-DUR  
    They liked him as they watched him, he was dancing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text
  17. asiktávaan   mu-keechíkyav   xákaan   vúra   puxích   puráan      kun-tápkuupu-tih  
    woman   3sPOSS-sweetheart   both   Intensive   very.much   each.other   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like-DUR  
    A woman and her sweetheart loved each other very much.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  18. xás   u-péer   chími   ôok   vúra   íkrii      kun-tápkuup   pa-'arara-'íin  
    then   3s(>3)-say.to   soon   here   Intensive   live   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like   the-human-TOPIC  
    And she told him, "Live here!"; the people liked him.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text