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 speech; talking

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1219 | revised Mar 12 2014

chúupha • N • speech; talking

Derivation:  chúupha-a
speak-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
ararachúupha "Karuk language or Indian language"

  • pihnêefich vúra tu'aachíchha, pamúchuupha tu'ífat. Coyote was glad of it, his words had grown. [Reference: Obsidian Blade-Making Place 006]

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  1. 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
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  2. tá nipikyâar pananichúupha.
    I finished talking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play