Ararahih'urípih
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vúup neck

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6714 | revised Dec 12 2015

vúup • N • neck

Derivative (1)
vupsîinihich "bufflehead duck"

Source: WB 1571, p.395; JPH ani 06:869

  • ávansa kípa uum vuup ucháfichti. A man only chews on the neck (meat). [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 022]
  • íp nakívitshurat, vup'áfiv kifkunkutihâanhitihan. I accidentally knocked off (a hair) that was coiled at the base of my neck. [Reference: KT 144.30]
  • kári xás vuup kúna nivúsur. And then I cut off the neck too. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 028]

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  1. xas    upíip    "pûuhara    ávansa    kípa    ûum    vúup    ucháfichtih   
    then    he.said    no    man    like    barely    neck    he.chews.it   
    But he answered, "No indeed! Men always chew the neck!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. vúup    kich    kípa    nicháfichtih   
    neck    only    like    I.chew.it   
    The neck is what I want to chew!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. xas    upíip    "vup'áfiv    tákurukrivan    hitíhaan    íp    napáknitsurunat   
    then    he.said    base.of.the.neck    coiled    always    PAST    I.plucked.it.off   
    And the old man answered, "I pulled if off out of the back of my neck where the hair is so curly, you know."
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    vúup    kúna    nivúsur   
    then    then    neck    in.addition    I.cut.it.off   
    Then, in addition, I cut off his neck.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  5. koovúra    yâamachas    pananúvuup   
    all    pretty    our.necks   
    We all have pretty necks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  6. xás    papihnîich    upiip    paninivup'áfiv    vaa    káan    utakurukíshriihva    víriva    tóo    kyiimshur   
    then    the.old.man    he.said    the.base.of.my.neck    so    there    it.was.curled.up    so    it.had    fall.off   
    And the old man said, "It's curled up there at the base of the neck, it fell off."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  7. sárukvari    pamuvúup    utákararihva   
    low    his.neck    it.is.hanging.low   
    His neck hung down low.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text