Ararahih'urípih
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îin to do

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1669 | revised Nov 03 2005

îin • V • to do

Source: WB 625, p.347

Usage: Rare; 'to do' is usually kúupha..

  • hûut chími poo'îineesh. He didn't know what to do. [Reference: TK 70.6]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xáyfaat    táay    ík    papáy    i'îinatih   
    don't!    much    must    that.this    you.are.doing   
    Stop it!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  2. víri    hûut    chími    u'îineesh   
    so    how    soon    he.will.do   
    (He wondered) what he should do.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. xás    vúra    uum    hûut    chími    u'îineesh    pamúprii    vúra    tuváxrah   
    then    Intensive    3.SG    how    soon    he.will.do    his.tongue    Intensive    it.was.dry   
    What was he to do? His tongue was just dry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text