Ararahih'urípih
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ákoo to club; to hit (with an implement)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #260 | revised Feb 03 2014

ákoo • V • to club; to hit (with an implement)

Derivation:  áak-koo
hit.(with.implement)-to

Source: WB files

  • ahupmûuk takun'ákoo. They hit it with a stick. [Reference: TK 79.44]
  • kári xás ta'ítam ahupmûuk axvâak ni'akóonaa. And so I clubbed them in the head with a stick. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 050]

See áak1 'to hit' See -koo 'to'

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. kári xás ta'ítam áhup mûuk axvâak nipakóonaaheen.
    Finally I clubbed them on the head with a stick.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. kári xás u'ákoonaa.
    And he hit them.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. xás kári pa'áama áhup mûuk tu'ákoo.
    And he hit the salmon with a stick (to kill it).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text