Ararahih'urípih
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yéehe interjection, often translated "well..."

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7060 | revised Feb 11 2016

yéehe • INTERJ • interjection, often translated "well..."

Source: WB 1672, p. 400

Note: open vowel as in English "bed". Cf. yáeháe 'well' , yahe 'exclamation_of_surprise'

  • xás upiip, yéehe yôotva, poorápiit nikyâavish. And he said, "Well hooray, I'll make a new pair of pants!" [Reference: TK xxxiv.5]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. yéehe   amakeem-'íshara  
    interjection   bad.tasting-extremely  
    “Oh, it does not taste good,” (he said).
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   u-píip   yéehe   pihnêefich   t-u-'áhoo-heen  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   interjection   coyote   PERF-3s(>3)-go-ANT  
    And he said, "Hey, Coyote has come."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   u-píip   yéehe   pihnêefich   t-u-'áhoo-heen  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   interjection   coyote   PERF-3s(>3)-go-ANT  
    And (each) said, "Hey, Coyote has come.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text