Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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chuphúruthun / chuphúruthuna- to talk about

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1209 | revised Oct 31 2014

chuphúruthun / chuphúruthuna- • V • to talk about

Derivation:  chúupha-uru-thun
speak--uru-around

Source: WB 319.2, p.331

Note: Said by sneezer after sneezing.

  • kanachuphúruthunati. They are talking about me. [Reference: JPH ani 06:510]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. naa    vúra    punathitíveeshara    xâat    xára    kaan    kú'uuhyanati    naa    vúra    vaa    punatákirara    fâat    vúra    pakuchuphúruthunatih   
    1sg.    Intensive    I.won't.hear    may    long.time    there    you.talk    1sg.    Intensive    so    I.can't.leach.acorn.meal    what    Intensive    what.you.are.talking.about   
    I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. vúra    vaa    utháaniv    uthítiimti    pakunchuphúruthunatih   
    Intensive    so    he.lay    he.was.listening    when.they.were.talking.about.him   
    (Coyote) lay like that, he heard them talking about him.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    uxúti    pihnêefich    nanithívthaaneen    tá    kunchuphúruthun   
    then    then    he.was.thinking    coyote    my.country    PERF    they.talk.about.it   
    And Coyote thought, "They're talking about my country."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text