Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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puu no

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5132 | revised Nov 07 2014

puu • NEG • no Variant: pûuhara.

Source: WB files

  • pûu, xáy vásih néeshpat. No, I might get my back broken. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 050]

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  1. xás    nipiip    puu    xâatik    vúra    nipípas   
    then    I.said    no    it's.better    Intensive    I.take.him.home   
    And I said, "No, let me just take him home.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    kunpíip    pûu   
    then    then    they.said    no   
    And they said, "No."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  3. pûu    xáy    vási    néeshpat   
    no    let.not    back    I.become.broken   
    No, I might get my back broken.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  4. pûu    xáy    axvâa    néeshxax   
    no    let.not    head    I.get.smashed   
    No, I might get my head smashed."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  5. pûu    púra fâat    vúra    neepítihara   
    no    nothing    Intensive    I.wasn't.saying   
    "No, I didn't say anything."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  6. xás    upíip    pûu    vaa    vúra    níthxuuneesh    káruma    nik    áachip    kóo    tuvíkahitih   
    then    she.said    no    so    Intensive    I.will.wear.it.on.my.head    in.fact    a.little    middle    as.much.as    it.is.woven   
    And she said, "No, I'll wear it this way, (though) the fact is that it's only woven half-way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  7. xás    upiip    pûu    naa    vúra    kâanimich   
    then    he.said    no    1sg.    Intensive    poor   
    And he said, "No, I'm poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  8. xás    upiip    pûu    naa    vúra    pananípaa    nîinamich    hôoy    íf    nuyâaheesh   
    then    he.said    no    1sg.    Intensive    my.boat    little    where    truly    we.will.fit   
    And he said, "No, my boat is little, we won't fit.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text