Ararahih'urípih
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kóovan together (with two or more)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3928 | revised Jun 24 2015

kóovan • ADV • together (with two or more)

Derivation:  koo-ávan
so.much-ANIM

Source: WB 897.4, p.361

  • ôok kóovan nu'am. Let's all eat here together. [Reference: WB T 89.6]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. púxich    tá    ná'aachichha    pa'ôok    tá    níkrii    panámniik    pa'ôok    kóovan    nu'áraarahiti   
    very.much    PERF    I.am.happy    that.here    PERF    I.stay    Orleans    that.here    together.with.(plural)    we.are.staying   
    I'm very happy that I'm here in Orleans, that I'm here with all of you.
    Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
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  2. kóovan    vúra    nupkêevishriheesh   
    together.with.(plural)    Intensive    we.will.be.transformed   
    We will be transformed together."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  3. kóomahich    ník    kóovan    tá    kun'áraarahitih   
    little.bit    a.little    together.with.(plural)    PERF    they.were.staying   
    They would stay with him a little while.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  4. púyava    kóomahich    ník    kóovan    tá    kun'áraarahitih   
    you.see    little.bit    a.little    together.with.(plural)    PERF    they.were.staying   
    So they would stay with him a little while.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text