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]

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  1. fâat ichuuphítih?
    What did you say?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. púxay vúra chuuphítihara.
    But he never answered anything.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. araráhi ípum panuchúuphitiheesh.
    We're supposed to be talking Indian.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. iim chími chuuphi!
    Talk!
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  5. xás káan xás kunchúuphinaa, váa káan âapun kunivyíhishrihanik pakunchúuphinaatihanik.
    And there they talked, and there they all sat down on the ground talking. They said: "What did we leave him there for in the sweathouse?"
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  6. xás pihnêefich upíip, tá kunchúuphinaa, pa'avansáxiichas kóova tá kunchúuphinaa kóova pa'avansáxiichas, xás upíip: "hôoy mikun'ákah?"
    Then Coyote said, the boys talked with him, they talked to him, the boys talked with him, and he said: "Where is your father?"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  7. nichuuphítih.
    I am talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  8. nichuuphítih.
    I am talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  9. uchuuphítih.
    He is talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Lucille Albers, Sentences with verb paradigms (LA-VS-01) | read full text
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  10. pay'ôok xákaan nuchúuphitih.
    We are talking right here.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  11. pay'ôok araráhi nichuuphítih.
    I am talking the Indian language right here.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about speaking Karuk (SD-02) | read full text
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  12. koovúra pa'áraaras pay'ôok nuchúupheesh káru.
    All the Indian people here, we are also going to talk.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about speaking Karuk (SD-02) | read full text
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  13. ararachúupha nuu payêem nuchúuphitih.
    We are talking our Indian language now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  14. naa pakáruk úuhyan nichuuphítih.
    I am speaking the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  15. chúupha ti'ítapti húm pá'ararahih?
    Do you know the Indian language?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  16. kacha'îich vúra chuuphi.
    Speak slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  17. chaka'îimich vúra chuuphi.
    Speak slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  18. xáyfaat ichuuphítih!
    Don't talk, you guys!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  19. xáyfaat kuchuuphínaatih!
    Don't talk!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  20. uhyanaváraar mûuk nuchúupheesh.
    I am going to call you on the telephone.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  21. xáyfaat uhyanaváraar mûuk núchuupha!
    Don't call me!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  22. íkiich uhyanaváraar mûuk nuchúupheesh.
    I am going to use the phone to call you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  23. fâatva uchuuphítih.
    He said something.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  24. araráhih níchuupha.
    I am speaking Indian language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  25. chími nuchúuphi!
    Let's talk!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  26. úumkun kunchuuphítih.
    They're talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  27. xáyfaat ichúupha!
    Don't talk!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  28. naa nichúupheesh.
    I'm going to talk.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  29. iim ichúupheesh.
    You're going to talk.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  30. kári xás tée kxurar, kári xás uthítiv, kunchúuphitih.
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  31. víri payaas'ára hûutva tu'íinahaak, víri payaas'ára kâarim tukúphaak, vaa kári xás ík ichuuphítiheesh.
    However (long) Mankind exists, when Mankind does bad, then you will have to speak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  32. kári xás axmáy uchúupha.
    And suddenly (a voice) spoke.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  33. xás uum kunchúuphiti pa'ávansa xákaan.
    She and the man are talking.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text