Ararahih'urípih
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chuphûunish / chúphuunish to talk to, to speak to

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1210 | revised May 05 2015

chuphûunish / chúphuunish • V • to talk to, to speak to

Derivation:  chúupha-unish
speak-about

  • káruma vaa kumá'ii patakunpéeruunpa, pa'íp chishíi îin tá kinchuphûunishat. The fact was that's why they died, because the dog spoke to them. [Reference: Dog talked 018]
  • peekfíithar kunímuusti, axmáy kunchúphuunish. When they were looking at the trimmed trees, suddenly somebody (a bird) spoke to them. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 018]

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  1. vaa íp nichuphûunishti pa'ávansa.
    I talked to that man.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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  2. nichuphûunish pa'ávansa paOrleans úkrii.
    I talked to the man who lives in Orleans.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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  3. hárivari nachuphûunisheesh?
    When are you going to call me?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  4. nachuphûunish naa!
    Talk to me!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  5. páykuuk uum chuphûunish!
    Talk to him over there!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  6. xáyfaat vaa ichuphûunish!
    Don't talk to him!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  7. xás tá kunipchúphuunish.
    Then they spoke to him again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text