Ararahih'urípih
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kâanimich poor; ugly; pitiable; impoverished

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3671 | revised Mar 02 2015

kâanimich • ADJ • poor; ugly; pitiable; impoverished

Derivation:  kâarim-ich
bad-DIM

Source: WB 851, p.359

Note: Long vowel is never shortened; cf. pakaanimichtâapas 'the worst one' (JPH "Grammar" 147). Corresponds to bound form -kêemich.

  • púyava uum kâanimich ukupa'íifshipreehanik. He was raised up ugly. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 111]
  • pahûut pa'ararakâanimichas kunkupíti hâari kunípshiitvuti peehêeraha ... How poor people did, sometimes stealing tobacco ... [Reference: TK 90.37]

Sentence examples (9)


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  1. vúra   uum   kâanimich   pa-'asiktávaan  
    3s(>3)   3.SG   poor   the-woman  
    The lady is poor.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. ayu'âach   kana-xúseen-ti   kâanimich  
    it.was.because   3pl>1s-think.about-DUR   poor  
    It was because they thought, 'She's poor.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  3. xás   kâanimich   kun-kupa-'áraarahi-tih  
    then   poor   3pl(>3s)-MODAL-live.(pl.)-DUR  
    But they lived poorly.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  4. uum   vúra   kâanimich  
    3.SG   Intensive   poor  
    She was poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  5. vaa   vúra   u-kupa-'iifshípree-nik   pa-kâanimich   u-'iifshípree-nik  
    so   Intensive   3s(>3)-MODAL-grow.up-ANC   NOMZ-poor   3s(>3)-grow.up-ANC  
    She had grown up that way, since she had grown up poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  6. víri   p-oo-ksah-ár-ahi-tih   kun-tákaam-tih   pa-'asiktávaan   pa-kâanimich   p-oo-'ûupvu-tih  
    so   NOMZ-3s(>3)-laugh-go.to-ESS-DUR   3pl(>3s)-ridicule-DUR   the-woman   the-poor   NOMZ-3s(>3)-dig.roots-DUR  
    So they laughed, they ridiculed her, the woman, the poor one, as she dug roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  7. yánava   u-pakurîihvu-tih   pa-kâanimich  
    visible   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR   the-poor  
    They saw the poor one was singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  8. kári   xás   u-xus   pa-yaas'ára   u-'iiníshrih-aak   víri   uum   káru   vúra   vaa   u-kuph-eesh   xáat   kâanimich  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   NOMZ-rich.person   3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when   so   3.SG   also   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-do-FUT   may   poor  
    And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  9. xás   u-piip   pûu   naa   vúra   kâanimich  
    then   3s(>3)-say   no   1sg.   Intensive   poor  
    And he said, "No, I'm poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text