Ararahih'urípih
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iftakánkoo / iftakankôo- to stick to

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lexicon ID #1487 | revised Oct 31 2014

iftakánkoo / iftakankôo- • V • to stick to

Derivation:  iftákar-koo
stick-to

  • ára u'iftakankôoti patu'áfishahaak. It sticks to a person when he touches it. [Reference: TK 49.7]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xúus   kúnish   ár   u-'iftakankôo-tti   pa-t-u-'áffish-ahaak  
    smooth   sort.of   person   3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-touch-when  
    Tobacco is smooth and sticky when one feels it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

  2. ipan-sún-uk-ich   vaa   káan   pa-yêepsha   ikpíhan   p-eehêeraha   kunish   ár   u-'iftakankôo-ti   vaa   p-eheeraha-yêepsha   káan-vári  
    end-off-to.here-DIM   so   there   the-good.(pl.)   strong   the-tobacco   sort.of   person   3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR   so   the-tobacco-good.(pl.)   there-toward  
    Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text