Ararahih'urípih
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ípuunva / ipûunvu- to rest; to take a rest

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2856 | revised Dec 19 2014

ípuunva / ipûunvu- • V • to rest; to take a rest

Derivation:  ipuun-va
ipuun-PL.ACT

Derivatives (2)
ipunvaraksúruk "a placename, Sandy Bar"
ipuunváram "resting place; placename, below Rock Creek"

Source: WB 674, p.349; KS 14.008

  • ixútihum kíri nípuunva. Do you want to rest? [Reference: Richardson 1993:22]
  • víri kôokaninay vúra upûunvutihanik poopuunváramhinaati. He rested everywhere that there were resting places. [Reference: TK 67.28]

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  1. ipûunveesh hum?
    Do you want to rest?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  2. nipûunveesh.
    I'm going to take a rest.
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  3. nipûunveesh vúra.
    I'm going to take a rest.
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  4. chími núpuunvi!
    Let's (you and I) rest!
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  5. chí núpuunvi!
    Let's (you and I) rest!
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  6. xás uxus, " tîi kanípuunvi.
    And he thought, "Let me rest.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  7. chími núpuunvi."
    Let's rest!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  8. púyava xás upiip, " ee! chími núpuunvi."
    And he said, "Well, let's rest!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text

  9. xás kunípuunva.
    So they rested.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text