Ararahih'urípih
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áxaska thin (said of persons)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #884 | revised Aug 13 2014

áxaska • ADJ • thin (said of persons)

Derivation:  áxaska-a
be.thin-DEVERB

Source: WB219.1, p.327

Note: Plural áxaskas (JPH "Grammar" 49).

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  1. pa-púsihich   vúra   pu-'áam-tih-ara   xás   vúra   payêem   tá   áxaska  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   Intensive   NEG-eat-DUR-NEG   then   Intensive   now   PERF   thin  
    The cat didn't eat, and now she is skinny.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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