Ararahih'urípih
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kachakâachich dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3691 | revised Mar 02 2015

kachakâachich • N • dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'

Derivation:  kachakâach-ich
bluejay-DIM

  • chavúra pâanpay káan u'uum kachakâachich. After a while Bluejay came there (to visit her). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 005]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. uum    káru    káan    úkrii    kachakâachich   
    3.SG    also    there    was.living    bluejay.(dim.)   
    Bluejay was also living there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  2. vúra    káan    tupuxíchkaanva    kachakâachich   
    Intensive    there    she.was.dancing.so.hard    bluejay.(dim.)   
    Bluejay was dancing hard there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  3. púyava    uum    ukúphaanik    kachakâachich   
    and.so.    3.SG    she.did.that.way    bluejay.(dim.)   
    Behold Bluejay did this way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  4. uum    vookúphaanik    kachakâachich   
    3.SG    thus.she.did    bluejay.(dim.)   
    Bluejay is that way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text