Ararahih'urípih
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yâamachich pretty (dimin.)

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lexicon ID #7001 | revised Feb 09 2016

yâamachich • ADJ • pretty (dimin.)

Derivation:  yâamach-ich  (= yav-ach-ich)
pretty-DIM  (= good-DIM-DIM)

  • oo! púya íf yâamachich pasah'áhup. Oh, how pretty the driftwood is! [Reference: WB T1.106]

Sentence examples (8)


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  1. ée   if   páy   ahup-yâamachich  
    oh!   truly   this   wood-pretty.(dimin.)  
    "Oh, what nice wood this is!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás   púraan   tá   kun-'êe   pa-'áhup   kun-íkshaah-tih   "if   yâamachich   pa-'áhup  
    then   each.other   PERF   3pl(>3s)-give   the-wood   3pl(>3s)-laugh-DUR   "truly   pretty.(dimin.)   the-wood  
    They handed the wood to each other, they were laughing: "What nice wood!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. Kayla   mu-têenva   yâamachich   káru  
    Kayla   3sPOSS-earring   pretty.(dimin.)   also  
    Kayla has earrings, pretty ones, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  4. Kayla   mu-têenva   káru   yâamachich  
    Kayla   3sPOSS-earring   also   pretty.(dimin.)  
    Kayla's earrings are pretty, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  5. oo   púya   íf   yâamachich   pa-sah'áhup   tá   kun-tápkuup  
    oh!   and.so   truly   pretty.(dimin.)   the-driftwood   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like  
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. yâamachich   pa-'ahúp'anamahach  
    pretty.(dimin.)   the-twig  
    The little stick was pretty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. kii-kxúrik-eesh-ap   yâamachich  
    1/3>2pl-mark-FUT-INV   pretty.(dimin.)  
    I'll paint you pretty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. pa-mikun-'axvâa   kii-kxúrik-eesh-ap   yâamachich  
    the-2plPOSS-head   1/3>2pl-mark-FUT-INV   pretty.(dimin.)  
    I'll paint your heads pretty."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text