Ararahih'urípih
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-vah Distributive

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6413 | revised Jul 15 2013

-vah • SUFF • Distributive Variant: -mah.

Derivatives (8)
chiimíchmahich "little by little"
ichámahich "one by one, one at a time, one after another (in turn)"
itnoopámahich "five each"
itnoopavámahich "five at a time"
itroopámahich "five each"
kôomahich "a little bit"
tupichasámahich "a little at a time"
umukíchmahich "every little way"

Source: WB G621.18

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. xánpuut   káru   xánthiip   itheekxarám-va   vúra   pá-kun-vik  
    maul.oak.acorn   also   black.oak   all.night-Distributive   Intensive   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-weave  
    Maul Oak and Black Oak wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  2. xás   u-píip   uumkun   itheekxarám-va   kun-víik-tih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   they   all.night-Distributive   3pl(>3s)-weave-DUR  
    And she said, "They wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   kun-'áv   pa-púufich   niinamích-mah-ich   kun-'av   ipa   u-'áxup-furuk-at  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-eat   the-deer   little-Distributive-DIM   3pl(>3s)-eat   PAST   3s(>3)-put.dressed.deermeat-indoors-PAST  
    Then they ate the deer, they ate a little bit of each, which he had brought in dressed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  4. pa-mukun-'átimnam   tá   axyará-va  
    the-3plPOSS-pack-basket   PERF   full-Distributive  
    Their burden baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. káru   pa-mu-krívraam   u-pikchákiroopithva   pa-sípnuuk   axyará-va  
    also   the-3sPOSS-house   3s(>3)-be.lined.up   the-storage.basket   full-Distributive  
    And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. víri   kún   axyará-va   pa-kóo   kuma-'arará-'uup  
    so   meaning.unknown   full-Distributive   the-all   3sPOSS-human-possession  
    There they were all full, there was all kinds of Indian treasure.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. víri-va   itheekxarám-va   vúra   pa-kun-pikvahrúpukva  
    so-so   all.night-Distributive   Intensive   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-sing.good-luck.songs  
    They made hunting medicine, night after night.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text

  8. axyará-va   tá   kun-'ífik   átimnam  
    full-Distributive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pick.up   pack-basket  
    They picked the burden baskets full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text