Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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puu no

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5132 | revised Nov 07 2014

puu NEG • no Variant: pûuhara.

Source: WB files

  • pûu, xáy vásih néeshpat. No, I might get my back broken. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 050]


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  1. xás nipiip, puu, xâatik vúra nipípas.
    And I said, "No, let me just take him home.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text
  2. kári xás kunpíip " pûu."
    And they said, "No."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  3. pûu, xáy vási néeshpat.
    No, I might get my back broken.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  4. pûu, xáy axvâa néeshxax."
    No, I might get my head smashed."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  5. " pûu, púra fâat vúra neepítihara."
    "No, I didn't say anything."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  6. 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
  7. xás upiip, " pûu, naa vúra kâanimich.
    And he said, "No, I'm poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  8. xás upiip, " pûu, naa vúra pananípaa nîinamich, hôoy íf nuyâaheesh.
    And he said, "No, my boat is little, we won't fit.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text