Ararahih'urípih
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kóova so; so much

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lexicon ID #3927 | revised Jun 24 2015

kóova ADV • so; so much

Derivation koo-va
so.much-INDEF

Source: WB 897.3, p.361

  • pihnêefich kóova tu'aachícha. Coyote was so happy. [Reference: WB T2.66]
  • kóova uthvuyxâaha, pamúyuup axvahamûuk kuniptáxvah. She grieved so for him, she sealed her eyes with pitch. [Reference: WB T61.17]


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  1. koova tá neekvúrish, chavúra kúkuum ni'iyruhunih, chímiva ípaha úkuyva.
    I was so tired finally I rolled it down again, but it hit a tree.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  2. yée! víri íiv nipíivur kóova puxich nikvúrish.
    I was so tired I was nearly dead.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  3. xás kúnish vúra tóo xus: "vúra ni'aveesh," kóova tuvíshtar póomuustih.
    He was thinking as it were: "I'll have to eat it," he got such an appetite for it as he looked at it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  4. xás pihnêefich upíip, tá kunchúuphinaa, pa'avansáxiichas kóova tá kunchúuphinaa kóova pa'avansáxiichas, xás upíip: "hôoy mikun'ákah?"
    Then Coyote said, the boys talked with him, they talked to him, the boys talked with him, and he said: "Where is your father?"
    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. xás pamúkiit, yúxnaam u'íripkurihanik, kóova uxvíiphaanik.
    And his grandmother, she dug into the sand, she got so mad.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text
  6. kóova uthvuyxâahanik pamuyáfus.
    She felt so sad about her dress.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text
  7. kóova nîinamich.
    I was so little. (chuckle)
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
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  8. kóova íshaha tóo xrah.
    He was so thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  9. pihnêefich kóova tu'aachíchha, patu'ípak pamushívshaaneen.
    Coyote was so happy, when he came back to his country.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  10. kóova tu'áxaska, tóo xúriha.
    He was so thin, he was hungry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  11. xás vúra chími u'íveesh, kóova tuvaxráhchak.
    And he was about to die, he was so thirsty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  12. kóova pihnêefich u'aachíchhanik patu'ípak. kupánakanakana.
    Coyote was so happy when he got back. kupánakanakana.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  13. xás kóova úxviipha, pa'îin upáktaapsip.
    And she was so mad, she tipped the falls up on one end.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  14. kóova kíri kanéepshaamkir.
    They wanted so much to leave me behind.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  15. pa'avansáxiich vúra tá pukúnish ikviiptíhara, kóova tóo kfuuyshur.
    The boy could hardly run, he was so tired.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  16. kóova tá kun'aháraam, pátu'uum.
    They were so ashamed when he arrived.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  17. kóova uthvuyxâaha, pamúyuup axváha mûuk kuniptáxvah.
    She grieved so for him, she sealed up her eyes with pitch.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
  18. puxích kúnish upáthriihtih, víri puxútihap " kíri nupêer paaxíitichas ' ôok kóova nu'am.'"
    It's sort of raining hard, so they don't want to ask the (neighbor's) children to eat here with them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text