Ararahih'urípih
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kachakâachich dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3691 | revised Mar 02 2015

kachakâachich • N • dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'

Derivation:  kachakâach-ich
bluejay-DIM

  • chavúra pâanpay káan u'uum kachakâachich. After a while Bluejay came there (to visit her). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 005]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. uum   káru   káan   ú-krii   kachakâachich  
    3.SG   also   there   3s(>3)-live   bluejay.(dim.)  
    Bluejay was also living there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  2. vúra   káan   t-u-puxíchkaanva   kachakâachich  
    Intensive   there   PERF-3s(>3)-work.hard   bluejay.(dim.)  
    Bluejay was dancing hard there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  3. púya-va   uum   u-kúpha-anik   kachakâachich  
    and.so-so   3.SG   3s(>3)-do-ANC   bluejay.(dim.)  
    Behold Bluejay did this way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  4. uum   v-oo-kúpha-anik   kachakâachich  
    3.SG   so-3s(>3)-do-ANC   bluejay.(dim.)  
    Bluejay is that way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text