Ararahih'urípih
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-vah Distributive

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lexicon ID #6413 | revised Jul 15 2013

-vah • SUFF • Distributive Variant: -mah.

Derivatives (8)
chiimíchmahich "little by little"
ichámahich "one by one, one at a time, one after another (in turn)"
itnoopámahich "five each"
itnoopavámahich "five at a time"
itroopámahich "five each"
kôomahich "a little bit"
tupichasámahich "a little at a time"
umukíchmahich "every little way"

Source: WB G621.18

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. xánpuut    káru    xánthiip    itheekxarámva    vúra    pákunvik   
    maul.oak.acorn    also    black.oak    night.after.night    Intensive    they.weaved   
    Maul Oak and Black Oak wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  2. xás    upíip    uumkun    itheekxarámva    kunvíiktih   
    then    she.said    they    night.after.night    they.were.weaving   
    And she said, "They wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    kun'áv    papúufich    niinamíchmahich    kun'av    ipa    u'áxupfurukat   
    then    then    they.ate    the.deer    a.little.bit.of.each    they.ate    PAST    he.brought.dressed.deermeat.inside   
    Then they ate the deer, they ate a little bit of each, which he had brought in dressed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  4. pamukun'átimnam    tá    axyaráva   
    their.burden.baskets    PERF    all.full   
    Their burden baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. káru    pamukrívraam    upikchákiroopithva    pasípnuuk    axyaráva   
    also    his.house    it.was.lined.up.around    the.storage.baskets    all.full   
    And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. víri    kún    axyaráva    pakóo    kuma'arará'uup   
    so    meaning.unknown    all.full    all    kinds.of.Indian.treasure   
    There they were all full, there was all kinds of Indian treasure.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. víriva    itheekxarámva    vúra    pakunpikvahrúpukva   
    so    night.after.night    Intensive    that.they.sang.good-luck.songs.for.hunting   
    They made hunting medicine, night after night.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text

  8. axyaráva    tá    kun'ífik    átimnam   
    all.full    PERF    they.picked.it.up    pack-basket   
    They picked the burden baskets full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text