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kéevniikich old woman (dimin.)
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lexicon ID #3804 | revised Mar 19 2015
kéevniikich • N • old woman (dimin.)
| Derivation: | kéevriik-ich |
| old.woman-DIM |
Derivative (1)
kéevniikichha "(woman) to become old
"
Source: WB 871, p.360
Note: Dimin. of kéevriik.
- xás vaa koovúra papihnîichichas káru pakéevniikichas xára xás kun'ávanik. But all the old men and the old women, they used to eat late. [Reference: TK 74.30]
- xás pakéevniikich upiip, oo! puyávhara papihnêefich, táay ukupavêenahiti papihnêefich. And the old woman said, "Oh, Coyote's no good, he does lots of mischief!" [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 030]
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