Ararahih'urípih
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chêech quickly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1100 | revised Oct 31 2014

chêech • ADV • quickly

Source: WB 285, p.330

Note: A shortening of chéemyaach.

Sentence examples (8)


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  1. chêech   kii-kárih-i  
    quickly   2pl(>3)-be.ready-IMPER  
    You all get ready fast!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  2. vúra   uum   chêech   t-u-tátuyish  
    Intensive   3.SG   quickly   PERF-3s(>3)-sweep.down  
    She is sweeping it fast.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  3. chêech   t-u-tátuyishrih   pa-porch  
    quickly   PERF-3s(>3)-sweep.down   the-porch  
    She is sweeping the porch fast.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  4. vúra   chêech   t-u-tátuyishrih   pa-porch  
    Intensive   quickly   PERF-3s(>3)-sweep.down   the-porch  
    She is sweeping the porch fast.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  5. kupánakanakana   chêech   ík   vúra   ishyâat   imshírihraa-vish  
    the.end   quickly   must   Intensive   king.salmon   shine.this.way.upriver-FUT  
    kupánakanakana. Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  6. káru   chêech   ík   ataychúkinach   i-'uunúprav-eesh  
    also   quickly   must   young.brodiaea.plant   2s(>3)-sprout.up-FUT  
    And young brodiaea plant, you must come up quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  7. chêech   ík   vúra   ku-pthíth-eesh  
    quickly   must   Intensive   2pl(>3)-finish.weaving-FUT  
    "You must finish weaving quickly."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  8. xás   chêech   kun-ípthith  
    then   quickly   3pl(>3s)-finish.weaving  
    And they quickly finished weaving.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text