Ararahih'urípih
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yúupha / yúuphi- to open one's eyes

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7240 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúupha / yúuphi- • V • to open one's eyes

Derivation:  yúup-ha
eye-DENOM

Source: WB 1698.3, p.403

  • xasík iyuuphêesh. Then you can open your eyes. [Reference: WB T2.41]
  • púyava ík kári xasík iyúupheesh. That's when you should open your eyes. [Reference: WB T3.152]

Sentence examples (16)


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  1. yúuphi.
    Open your eyes.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  2. xasík iyuuphéesh."
    Then you can open your eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. kári xás uxús papihnêefich " tîi kányuuphi.
    And Coyote thought, "Let me open my eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  4. kári uyúupha.
    And he opened his eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  5. xáyfaat ík mán iyúupha."
    Don't open your eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  6. kúna vúra xáyfaat ík iyúupha.
    But you mustn't open your eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  7. kári xás kári uxus, " tîi kányuuphi, apapíichyuupich."
    And (Coyote) thought, "Let me open my eyes, just one little eye."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  8. kári xás, xás uyúupha.
    And then he opened his eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  9. ii! íf kâarim nikupheen, paniyuuphéen."
    Oh, I really did bad, when I opened my eyes!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  10. kári xás kunipêer " xáyfaat ík iyúupha.
    And they told him, "Don't open your eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  11. vúra ník panúvyiihmahaak, xasík vúra iyuuphéesh."
    When we get there, then you can open your eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  12. " chémi, ník ishávaas, punáyuupheeshara."
    "All right, nephew, I won't open my eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  13. kúna vúra xáyfaat iyúupha."
    But don't open your eyes."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  14. vúra punáyuupheeshara."
    I won't open my eyes."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  15. púyava ík kári xasík iyúupheesh.
    Then you can open your eyes.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  16. kúna peeyuuphâak pukinpávyiihmeeshara.
    But if you open your eyes (before), we won't get there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text