Ararahih'urípih
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kúmateechvanihich a little later in the day

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lexicon ID #3973 | revised Jun 25 2015

kúmateechvanihich • ADJ • a little later in the day

Derivation:  kúmateech-varih-ich  (= kuma-teech-varih-ich)
later.in.day-toward-DIM  (= 3sPOSS--teech-toward-DIM)

  • kúmateechvanihich imcháxheesh. It's going to be hot later. [Reference: Richardson 1993:6]

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  1. kúmateechvanihich   u-mcháx-eesh  
    little.later.in.the.day   3s(>3)-get.hot-FUT  
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  2. kúmateechvanihich   ník   nu-pmáh-eesh  
    little.later.in.the.day   a.little   1pl(>3)-see.again-FUT  
    I'll see you later today.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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