Ararahih'urípih
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kuuf spotted skunk

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4075 | revised Nov 17 2014

kuuf • N • spotted skunk Spilogale putorius (H) (chk).

Derivatives (4)
kúfip "velvet willow, river willow "pussy willow""
kufipfúrax "a plant, red willow"
kufipnára "willow sp."
kufípriik "willow grove"

Source: WB 908, p.358; JPH ani 07:108

Note: A by-name is yuhvinich'ifmâar. Contrast chínim 'striped skunk'.

  • pahûut kúuf ukupápiifkunaahanik paka'tim'iinyeeripáxvuhsa ... How Skunk farted at the Katimin girls ... [Reference: TK 237.41]

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  1. xás    uyúhish    pá'aah    kufipshúruk   
    then    he.spat.it.out    the.fire    under.a.willow   
    And he spat out the fire under a willow.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xás    peethyáruk    kunitkárati    axmáy    úmkuufha    kufípriik   
    then    when.across.river    they.were.looking.across.river    suddenly    there.was.smoke    willow.grove   
    And when they looked across-river, suddenly there was smoke in the willow-grove.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. xás    pamúpaa    upíkvaatsip    kufípniich    xás    uthárish   
    then    his.boat    he.put.it.back.on.his.shoulder    little.willow.grove    then    he.put.it.down   
    And he picked up his boat, and put it down in a willow grove.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text