Ararahih'urípih
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ichvánihich a little bit

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1447 | revised Mar 31 2014

ichvánihich • ADV • a little bit

Derivation:  yítha-varih-ich
one-toward-DIM

  • ôok ichvánihich. Come a little this way! [Reference: KT 123.10]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás    koovúra    kunpakúriihvanaa    kunipêer    ôok    ichvánihich    tá    núfchuy   
    then    all    they.sang    they.told.him    here    little.bit    PERF    we.are.crowded   
    Then all sang. They told him: "Come a little this way, we are crowded."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. ôok    ichvánnihich   
    here    little.bit   
    Get closer to me," [Coyote said].
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  3. puvéek    vúra    uchvánihich    tóo    krii    tá    kunpavyíhish   
    not.yet    Intensive    little.bit    it.had    live    PERF    they.gathered.again   
    (The sun) was not yet well out, (when) they got back.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text