Ararahih'urípih
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-áyaachha / -áyaachhi- well, in a good way

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1021 | revised Nov 14 2014

-áyaachha / -áyaachhi- • SUFF • well, in a good way

Derivation:  -a-yâach-ha  (= -a yav-ach-ha)
-DEVERB-Intensive-DENOM  (= -DEVERB good-DIM-DENOM)

Derivatives (6)
chafipáyaachha "to eat up completely"
ikyaafipáyaachha "to gather, bring together"
ikyafipáyaachha "to gather, bring together"
imfipishniháyaachha "to assemble from all over"
thafipáyaachha "to eat up completely"
xuniháyaachha "to be very hungry"

Source: WB G621.20

  • múkuusra vúra utoonayâachhitiheesh. He must count the moons good. [Reference: KS24. How the Ikxaréeyavs Varied the Pikyavish 015]

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. káruma   vúra   tá   nee-kvúrish   káru   vúra   tá   na-xuniháyaachha   xás   pa-nani'-akunvarasímsiim   mûuk   ni-párupkurih  
    in.fact   Intensive   PERF   1s-be.tired   also   Intensive   PERF   1s-be.very.hungry   then   the-1sPOSS-hunting.knife   with.(by.means.of)   1s(>3)-chisel.into  
    But I was getting tired and I was hungry besides. I took my hunting knife and began chiselling.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. káruk   tá   kun-pávyiihma   t-u-supah-áyaachha   pá-mita   káan   kun-'arámsiiprin-tih  
    upriver   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.)   PERF-3s(>3)-day-well   NOMZ-near.past   there   3pl(>3s)-start.out-DUR  
    They arrived back upriver where they came from, it was mid-morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam   vúra   u-chafipáyaachha  
    so   Intensive   3s(>3)-eat.up.completely  
    So he ate them all up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   u-thafípkaanva   vúra   t-u-xuniháyaachha  
    then   then   3s(>3)-eat.all.up   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.very.hungry  
    And he ate them all up, he was really hungry.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  5. xás   vúra   pa-t-u-'iink-áyaachha   xás   tée   imnaká-kaam  
    then   Intensive   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.on.fire-well   then   PERF   coal-large  
    And when (the bark) had burned well, then there was a big coal.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  6. vúra   koovúra   tá   kun-paxeep-áyaachha   pa-mukún-'uup  
    Intensive   all   PERF   3pl(>3s)-win.from-well   the-3plPOSS-possession  
    They won all their property from them.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  7. xás   tá   kun-karih-áyaachha  
    then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.ready-well  
    And they were all ready.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  8. íf   ta   na-xuniháyaachha  
    truly   PERF   1s-be.very.hungry  
    I'm really hungry!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text