Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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chúupha / chuuphí- to speak, to talk; (rooster) to crow

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1218 | revised Oct 31 2014

chúupha / chuuphí- V • to speak, to talk; (rooster) to crow

Derivatives (7)
chuphíichva "to chat"
chuphuníshkoo "to talk to (someone)"
chuphúruthun "to talk about"
chuphûunish "to talk to, to speak to"
chúupha "speech; talking"
kaarimchúphaan "a man's name, Charley Johnson"
ararachúupha "Karuk language or Indian language"

Source: WB 319, p.331

  • fâat kumáhih uchuuphíti. What language does he speak? [Reference: KV]
  • pachíkin máh'iit toochúupha. The roosters crow in the morning. [Reference: KV]


Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (35)

  1. chúuphinaa "to talk-PL" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. chúuphinaatih "all talking" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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