Ararahih'urípih
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áxaska to be thin, to lose weight

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #883 | revised Aug 19 2005

áxaska • V • to be thin, to lose weight

Derivative (1)
áxaska "thin (said of persons)"

Source: WB219, p.327

  • vúra uum puxích vúra tana'áxaska. I'm getting SO thin. [Reference: KV]

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  1. tá   na-'áxaska  
    PERF   1s-be.thin  
    I am thin.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. uum   t-u-'áxaska  
    3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)-be.thin  
    He is thin.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  3. Andrew   uum   t-u-'áxaska  
    Andrew   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)-be.thin  
    Andrew is thin.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  4. pa-'ávansa   u-thxúuna-tih  
    the-be.thin   3s(>3)-put.over.head-DUR  
    The man is wearing it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  5. kóova   t-u-'áxaska   t-óo   xúriha  
    so   PERF-3s(>3)-be.thin   PERF-3s(>3)   be.hungry  
    He was so thin, he was hungry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text