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kupánakanakana (variant kupánakanach) a word used to end myths

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4005 | revised Jun 30 2005

kupánakanakana • INTERJ • a word used to end myths

Variant kupánakanach (lexicon ID #7818)

Source: WB 925, p.363

  • kupánakanakana. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh. That's the end. Young brodiaea plant, you must come up quickly. [Reference: WB T2.69]
  • kupánakanakana. chéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish. That's the end. Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly. [Reference: KT 131.2]

Sentence examples (16)


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  1. kupánakanakana.
    Kupánakanakana.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. kupánakanach.
    That is all.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. kupánakanach.
    That is all.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kupánakanakana.
    Kupánakanakana.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  5. kupánakanakana.
    Kupánakanakana.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  6. kupanakanakana.
    Kupanakanakana.
    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. kupánakanakana.
    Kupánakanakana.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  8. kupánakanakana.
    kupánakanakana.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  9. kupánnakanakana.
    Kupannakanakana.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  10. kupánakanakana
    That is all.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  11. kupánakanakana.
    Kupánakanakana.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  12. kupánakanakana. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    kupánakanakana. Young brodiaea plant, you must come up quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  13. kupánakanakana. chêech ík vúra ishyâat imshírihraavish.
    kupánakanakana. Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  14. 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

  15. vaa páy pihnêefich ukúphaanik pakáruk kahyúras uvâaramutih. kupánakanakana.
    Coyote did that, when he went upriver to Klamath Lakes. kupánakanakana.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  16. púyava pihnêefich ukúphaanik. kupánakanakana.
    Coyote did it. kupánakanakana.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  17. púyava yuuxmachmahánach ukúphaanik. kupánakanakana.
    So Lizard did it. kupánakanakana.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text