Ararahih'urípih
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ishpuk / ishpuka- dentalium shells (used as money); money; gold

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3054 | revised Oct 31 2014

ishpuk / ishpuka- N • dentalium shells (used as money); money; gold

Derivatives (17; show derivatives)

Source: WB 716, p.351; JPH ani 15:765

  • vúra ishpukamúrax. He was covered with money. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 339]
  • pishîich peeshpúk nipachnúteesh. First I will suck the dentalia. [Reference: KT 135b.30]


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  1. itnoopámahich ník kana'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa'íshpuk púvaxay kana'êehap káruma chímiheesh ithakûusrah véenik mit paniykáranaat.
    They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. yanava uspúkahiti kaan.
    I found there was gold there.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text
  3. kâan xas kêechas péeshpuk cháavura áxxak nimma.
    And right there I found two big gold nuggets.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text
  4. xás úum vúra hitíhaan poopítih: "kahyúras nivâarameesh, íshpuk nipachnútareesh."
    Then he (Coyote) said all the time: "I am going to go to the Klamath Lakes to suck out dentalia."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  5. káruma íp íshpuk upachnútantihat.
    He was going to suck dentalia, he was on the way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  6. naa íshpuk tá nipachnutar."
    "I am going to suck dentalia."
    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. púfaat naníshpuk.
    I don't have any money.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  8. kári xás upiip, " hôoy imáahti peeshpuk."
    And he said, "Where do you find the money?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  9. vaa peeshpúk nikyâareesh, íf tá nitápkuup."
    I will go get that money, I have really taken a liking to it."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  10. kári xás u'árihroov, áan ithá'iithva, antunvêech, vaa poovúpareesh peeshpuk.
    And he went upriver; the string was in a single pack, the little string, that which he was going to string the money with.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  11. vúra vaa too xus, " puna'ísheeshara, naa ishpúk nikyâantih."
    He thought like that, "I won't drink, I'm going to get money."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  12. káruma kahyúras ishpúk nikyâantih."
    I'm going to get money at Klamath Lakes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  13. upipshinvárihva peeshpúk káruk ukyâantih.
    He forgot that he was going upriver to get money.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  14. kári xás uxúsaanik " chími káruk ishpúk kanikyâan kahyúras."
    And he thought, "Let me go upriver to get money at Klamath Lakes!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  15. káruk ishpúk ukyâaranik.
    He went upriver to get money.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  16. pihnêefich uum ishpukéekyav tóo thvoonha.
    Coyote wanted to make money.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  17. xás upíip " kahyúras tá nivâaram, ishpúk tá nikyáar."
    And he said, "I'm leaving for Klamath Lakes, I'm going to make money."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  18. " kahyúras nivâarameesh, ishpúk nikyâareesh."
    "I'll leave for Klamath Lakes, I'll go make money."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  19. xás íp táay áan usáanvutihat, káruma vaa íp uvúpareeshat pamúspuk.
    He was carrying a lot of thread, that's what he was going to string his money with.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  20. pihnêefich uxus, " tîi kahyúras kanvâarami, ishpúk kanikyáan."
    Coyote thought, "Let me go to Klamath Lakes, let me go get money."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  21. kahyúras nivâaramutih, ishpúk nikyâantih."
    I'm going to Klamath Lakes, I'm going to get money."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  22. kári xás upiip, " naa kahyúras nivâaramutih, ishpúk nikyâantih.
    And he said, "I'm going to Klamath Lakes, I'm going to get money.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  23. koovúra paniníshaanva ishpúk kamikxúrikarahiti káru fúrax."
    Let all my clothes be decorated with money and woodpecker heads!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  24. kári peeshpúk tá kin'éeh.
    Then (the whites) gave them money (i.e., coins).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text