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 (4)

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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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  4. 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