Ararahih'urípih
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purakára nobody

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5108 | revised Jul 01 2018

purakára • PRON • nobody

Source: WB 1171.2, p.375

Note: Equiv. to pukára, pu'akára, purakaráxay. Cf. púva_kára 'nobody' .

  • káruma mít nuxúsaat purakára vúra aapúnmeeshara. And we thought nobody would find out! [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 028]
  • purakára vúra áama aamtíheeshara, yukún tanupíshunva pa'áama. Nobody will eat salmon, we have hidden the salmon. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 002]

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  1. yánava púra karáxay vúra.
    He saw nobody.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  2. kári xás kunpiip, " púra kára vúra áama aamtíheeshara, yúkun tá nupíshunva pa'áama."
    And they said, "Nobody will eat salmon, we have hidden the salmon."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  3. xás tóo piip, apsunmúnukich, " vúra púra kára aapúnmeeshara."
    And Racer said, "Nobody will find out."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. chavúra púra kára îin ishkáxishrihmathap pá'aah.
    Finally nothing stopped Fire.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text