Ararahih'urípih
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koo so much, such, as much, however much (many)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3904 | revised Nov 17 2014

koo • ADJ • so much, such, as much, however much (many)

Derivatives (8)
iishkôor "naked"
ishkoonayaachkúnihar "arrow without foreshaft or feathers, used by boys"
kêemachkoo "poor, pitiable"
kôoha "to stop, to quit"
kôomahich "a little bit"
kóova "so; so much"
kóovan "together (with two or more)"
kooyâach "just as much"

Source: WB 897, p.361

Note: Plural koos 'the size of' (JPH "Grammar" 129).

  • vaa uum vúra hitíhaan arareethvaayvárih vaa kóo vâaramas-hiti. Most of the time (tobacco plants) are as high as a person's chest. [Reference: TK 48.39]
  • yáxa kóo yâamach sâam pasah'áhup. Look what a pretty piece of driftwood on the shore! [Reference: WB T1.95]

Sentence examples (6)

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  1. naa vúra vaa pay... I just pull out pahûutva nixúti pay koo.
    I just pull out however I think is right.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. vaa hûut nikupá'aapunmaheesh hûut uum koos?
    How will I know what size?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. naa kupeenish xas, vaa pay nik koo
    And I think, “That one's right.”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. oo! yáxa kóo yâamach sâam pasah'áhup."
    Oh, look at what a pretty piece of driftwood downhill!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. " ooo!" pa'asiktávaansa kunpiip, " ooo! yáxa páykuuk kóo ahupyâamach uthivrúhuthunatih.
    "Oh," the women said, "oh, look there, such a pretty stick is floating around.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. xás yítha upíip " ooo! yáxa kóo ahupyâamach tuthívruuhvarak."
    And one said, "Oh, look, such a pretty stick has floated down from upstream!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text