Ararahih'urípih
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kôokha / kôokhi- to win at gambling

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3921 | revised May 15 2015

kôokha / kôokhi- • V • to win at gambling

Derivation:  DUM-ha
DUM-DENOM

Derivative (1)
ipkookpíchvaan "man's name"

Source: WB 902, p.362

  • vúra uum taay péeshpuk pookôokhiti. He won a lot of money gambling. [Reference: KM 7.12]

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  1. chími    teekôokha   
    soon    you.win   
    Okay, you win!
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. púyava    payu'kúkam    tá    kuntâativrukahaak    púyava    kári    tá    kunkôokha    payúruk    va'áras   
    you.see    if.the.downriver.end    PERF    they.toss.it.over.the.goal.line    you.see    then    PERF    they.won    the.downriver    people   
    If the ones on the downriver end toss it over (the goal line), then the downriver people won.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text