Ararahih'urípih
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fatamakêesh anything

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1294 | revised May 06 2014

fatamakêesh • PRON • anything

Derivation:  fâat-makêesh
what--makêesh

Source: WB 350.3, p.333

  • fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh. She'll say just anything about a person. [Reference: WB T29.17]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. kári    xás    kachakâach    upíip    ããx    fatamakêesh    kich    ára    upêereesh   
    then    then    bluejay    he.said    ugh!    anything    only    person    he.will.say.it   
    Then Bluejay said, "Indeed! Maybe he will say something!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. fatamakêesh    kích    ára    úpeereesh   
    anything    only    person    she.will.tell.them   
    She'll tell a person just anything."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    kachakâach    upiip    ããx    naa    fatamakêesh    kích    ára    úpeereesh   
    then    then    bluejay    she.said    ugh!    1sg.    anything    only    person    she.will.tell.him   
    Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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