Ararahih'urípih
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vúup neck

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6714 | revised Dec 12 2015

vúup • N • neck

Derivative (1)
vupsîinihich "bufflehead duck"

Source: WB 1571, p.395; JPH ani 06:869

  • ávansa kípa uum vuup ucháfichti. A man only chews on the neck (meat). [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 022]
  • íp nakívitshurat, vup'áfiv kifkunkutihâanhitihan. I accidentally knocked off (a hair) that was coiled at the base of my neck. [Reference: KT 144.30]
  • kári xás vuup kúna nivúsur. And then I cut off the neck too. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 028]

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  1. xas   u-píip   "pûuhara   ávansa   kípa   ûum   vúup   u-cháfich-tih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   "no   man   like   barely   neck   3s(>3)-gnaw.meat-DUR  
    But he answered, "No indeed! Men always chew the neck!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. vúup   kich   kípa   ni-cháfich-tih  
    neck   only   like   1s(>3)-gnaw.meat-DUR  
    The neck is what I want to chew!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. xas   u-píip   "vup-'áfiv   tákurukriv-an   hitíhaan   íp   na-páknitsurun-at  
    then   3s(>3)-say   "neck-bottom   be.in.coil-Participial   always   PAST   2s/3s>1s-pluck.off-PAST  
    And the old man answered, "I pulled if off out of the back of my neck where the hair is so curly, you know."
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   vúup   kúna   ni-vúsur  
    then   then   neck   in.addition   1s(>3)-cut.off  
    Then, in addition, I cut off his neck.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  5. koovúra   yâamach-as   pa-nanú-vuup  
    all   pretty-PL   the-1plPOSS-neck  
    We all have pretty necks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  6. xás   pa-pihnîich   u-piip   pa-nini-vup-'áfiv   vaa   káan   u-takurukíshriih-va   víri-va   t-óo   kyiimshur  
    then   the-old.man   3s(>3)-say   the-1sPOSS-neck-bottom   so   there   3s(>3)-curl.up-PL.ACT   so-PL.ACT   PERF-3s(>3)   fall.off  
    And the old man said, "It's curled up there at the base of the neck, it fell off."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  7. sárukvari   pa-mu-vúup   u-tákararihva  
    low   the-3sPOSS-neck   3s(>3)-be.hanging  
    His neck hung down low.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text