Ararahih'urípih
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ichvánihich a little bit

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1447 | revised Mar 31 2014

ichvánihich • ADV • a little bit

Derivation:  yítha-varih-ich
one-toward-DIM

  • ôok ichvánihich. Come a little this way! [Reference: KT 123.10]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás   koovúra   kun-pakúriihva-naa   kun-ipêer   ôok   ichvánihich   tá   nú-fchuy  
    then   all   3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-PL   3pl(>3s)-say.to   here   little.bit   PERF   1pl(>3)-be.crowded  
    Then all sang. They told him: "Come a little this way, we are crowded."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. ôok   ichvánnihich  
    here   little.bit  
    Get closer to me," [Coyote said].
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  3. puv-éek   vúra   uchvánihich   t-óo   krii   tá   kun-pavyíhish  
    not.yet-must   Intensive   little.bit   PERF-3s(>3)   live   PERF   3pl(>3s)-gather.again.(pl.)  
    (The sun) was not yet well out, (when) they got back.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text