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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and water in English

yoohoopu, n.

fat (of an animal)

Derived from: -bu "absolutive suffix"

Examples

  • Soo yoohoopu nana ka mogo'ne tonegapu ke'a.
    The fat man gave flowers to the woman.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yoohoopu nana ka wudu wunudu mogo'ne ke'a, tonegapu.
    The fat man gave flowers to the tall woman.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yoohoopu nana'a kootsoo patsahoo.
    The fat man killed the cow.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)

Related words

bare stem  yoohoo

Examples

  • a ddoohoo "fat (of something)" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • a ddoohoo "fat (of something)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • ahoddoohoo "marrow" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • E mi ddoohooddaynna ggadumanayka.
    The bruise on my arm has gone away.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

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