Ararahih'urípih
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ihmáachichva / ihmáachichvu- to bother; to fool around with

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1550 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihmáachichva / ihmáachichvu- • V • to bother; to fool around with Variant: ihmáchiichva / ihmachîichvu-.

Source: WB 421, p.336; JPH ani 06:891

  • naa yaas'ára îin puneehmachîichvutiheeshara. I am not going to be bothered by Humans. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 293]
  • xáyfaat núhmaachichva. Let's not fool with it. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 115]

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. xás    kúkuum    vura    xára    níhmachiichva   
    then    again    Intensive    long.time    I.am.bothering.it   
    Then I tried quite a while.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. xáyfaat    núhmaachichva   
    don't!    we.fool.around.with.it   
    "Let's not fool with it."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. tóo    hmaachichva    payeeripáxvuh   
    he.was    bother    the.adolescent.girl   
    He was fooling around with the girl.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  4. kíri    níhmaachichva   
    I.wish    I.fool.around.with.her   
    He thought, "Let me fool around with her!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  5. payeeripáxvuh    úhmaachichva   
    the.adolescent.girl    he.fools.around.with.her   
    He fooled around with the girl.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text