Ararahih'urípih
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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]


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  1. 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
    Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. achavúra ithá'iithva vaa kóo uparíshriihva.
    Finally he twined a whole pack.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  11. 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
  12. 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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  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. '' 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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