Ararahih'urípih
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vúup neck

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6714 | revised Dec 12 2015

vúup • N • neck

Derivative (1)
vupsîinihich "bufflehead duck"

Source: WB 1571, p.395; JPH ani 06:869

  • ávansa kípa uum vuup ucháfichti. A man only chews on the neck (meat). [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 022]
  • íp nakívitshurat, vup'áfiv kifkunkutihâanhitihan. I accidentally knocked off (a hair) that was coiled at the base of my neck. [Reference: KT 144.30]
  • kári xás vuup kúna nivúsur. And then I cut off the neck too. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 028]

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  1. xas upíip, "pûuhara, ávansa kípa ûum vúup ucháfichtih."
    But he answered, "No indeed! Men always chew the neck!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. vúup kich kípa nicháfichtih."
    The neck is what I want to chew!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. xas upíip, "vup'áfiv tákurukrivan hitíhaan íp napáknitsurunat."
    And the old man answered, "I pulled if off out of the back of my neck where the hair is so curly, you know."
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  4. kári xás vúup kúna nivúsur.
    Then, in addition, I cut off his neck.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  5. koovúra yâamachas pananúvuup.
    We all have pretty necks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  6. xás papihnîich upiip, " paninivup'áfiv vaa káan utakurukíshriihva, víriva tóo kyiimshur."
    And the old man said, "It's curled up there at the base of the neck, it fell off."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  7. sárukvari pamuvúup utákararihva.
    His neck hung down low.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text