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koo as much as
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3905 | revised Nov 17 2014
koo • POSTP • as much as
Derivatives (5)
aksíptaahkoo "Head Camp"
axváhtaahkoo "blonde"
ikxurikasirihkuníshtaahkoo "tinfoil"
ishpukátaahkoo "silver"
-taahkoo "white "
- vaa tákunpiip fâat vúrava pa'úuxhaak, úux, ihêeraha kóo 'u'uux. They say that when anything tastes bad, "It's bitter, it's as bitter as tobacco." [Reference: TK 49.18]
Sentence examples (31)
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páy kóo paxánthiip,
páy yítha kóo paxánthiip káan u'íihya.
There's an oak tree, there's an oak tree standing there.Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
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itráhyar pa'asípiitsa káru vaa kóohoo imvarámpiitsa káru itráhyar síkih.
There were ten new bowls, and also ten new plates, and also ten spoons.Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text -
pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kuméekxaram nanitúnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun'írunaatiheesh.
As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here.Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text -
chavúra pâanpay vúra vaa kóo tah pavaa káan nithyúrurupukeesh.
After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out.Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text -
aas koo a little bit,
and then they put it in a
little pot.
As much as water and then they put it in a little pot.Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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vaa uum vúra hitíhaan araréethvaayvari vaa kóo vâaramas-hitih.
But most of the time they come up to a person's chest.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text -
vaa tá kunpíip fâat vúrava pa'úuxhaak:
" úux,
ihêeraha kóo úux."
They say when anything tastes bad: "It tastes bad, it tastes as bad as tobacco."Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text -
nanittáat mít upôovôo?ihat,
pafâat vúrava úuxhaak:
" iheeraháxiit kyúnish kyóo uux."
My mother used to say when anything tasted bad: "It tastes as bad as green tobacco."Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text -
hâari tá kunpakátkat payaaf,
pakári kuntákkiritihat,
kári xás tá kunpiip:
" ihêeraha vúra kári kyóo úux payaaf."
Sometimes when they taste of acorn dough, when they are still soaking it, they say: "The acorn dough tastes as bad as smoking tobacco yet."Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text -
achavúra ithá'iithva vaa kóo uparíshriihva.
Finally he twined a whole pack.Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text -
xás upêer "
vaa ík vúra kóo ôok ikûuntakoovish pani'ípakahaak,
xasík ikôoheesh."
And he told it, "You must be sitting here like that until I come back, then you can stop."Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text -
chavúra koovúra ixráam upikyafipáyaachha,
pa'ípa kóo kinpáxeepat.
Finally he won back all the stakes, as much as they had won away.Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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víri hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen u'iináhaak, vaa vúra kóo kuníhruuvtiheesh pasímsiim.
However long the world exists, so long will they use (her) knife.Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text -
ishvít kóo tu'uum.
He arrived as far as half-way (up the tree).Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text -
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naa vúra kóo yáv pa'akâayva kumayáan'iiftihan.''
"I'm just as good as any young man."Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text -
hûutva kóo mímyaahti pati'ívahaak púra fâat vúra îin aamtíheeshara.
All your life, when you die, nothing will eat (you).Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
hûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak,
víri yaas'araréethvaaykam nivúrayvutiheesh.
As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
xás xunyêep upíip "
naa yáas áachip kóo nivíiktih."
And Tan Oak said, "I've just woven it half-way."Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text -
xás upíip "
pûu,
vaa vúra níthxuuneesh,
káruma nik áachip kóo tuvíkahitih.
And she said, "No, I'll wear it this way, (though) the fact is that it's only woven half-way.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text -
pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh,
káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan."
However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text -
xasík vaa ík vúra kóo káan ku'íineesh paaxvâahar tóo msípishrihaak,
xasík kupínaavish."
You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back."Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text -
pukáru vúra hûut kóo ípanheeshara.
It won't reach that far either.Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text -
kári xás kunipêer, " mímyaahti, hûutva kóo mímyaahti vúra iim fátaak asasúruk vaa káan i'ifchíkinkutiheesh.
And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text -
víri vaa kinípeeranik
" hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen uthaanêehaak,
xáyfaat ik kúkuum vúra vaa kukupeepvíkaha."
(But) they were told, "However long the earth exists, you musn't weave that way (several strands at a time) again."Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text -
pamukúntiik ishvít kóo aas kun'áakkurihtih,
pakun'axaychákishrihtih.
They put their hands halfway into the water, when they took hold of (the gunwales).Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text -
káakum pa'éekoons táay vúra tá kun'ífik,
xás itahara'átimnam kóo tóo píishha.
Some people gathered a lot of acorns, and put as many as ten baskets to soak.Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text -
xás kári íshaha tá kuníyvaayramni pakóo kunxúti "
u'úumeesh."
And they poured in water, as much as they thought would go.Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text -
hâari vúra xára kuníthtiitvanaatih,
pahûutva kóo ararátaayhaak.
Sometimes they gambled for a long time, however long there were a lot of people.Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text