Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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koo so much, such, as much, however much (many)
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lexicon ID #3904 | revised Nov 17 2014
koo • ADJ • so much, such, as much, however much (many)
Derivatives (8)
iishkôor "naked"
ishkoonayaachkúnihar "arrow without foreshaft or feathers, used by boys"
kêemachkoo "poor, pitiable"
kôoha "to stop, to quit"
kôomahich "a little bit"
kóova "so; so much"
kóovan "together (with two or more)"
kooyâach "just as much"
Source: WB 897, p.361
Note: Plural koos 'the size of' (JPH "Grammar" 129).
- vaa uum vúra hitíhaan arareethvaayvárih vaa kóo vâaramas-hiti. Most of the time (tobacco plants) are as high as a person's chest. [Reference: TK 48.39]
- yáxa kóo yâamach sâam pasah'áhup. Look what a pretty piece of driftwood on the shore! [Reference: WB T1.95]
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