Ararahih'urípih
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yâamachich pretty (dimin.)

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lexicon ID #7001 | revised Feb 09 2016

yâamachich • ADJ • pretty (dimin.)

Derivation:  yâamach-ich  (= yav-ach-ich)
pretty-DIM  (= good-DIM-DIM)

  • oo! púya íf yâamachich pasah'áhup. Oh, how pretty the driftwood is! [Reference: WB T1.106]

Sentence examples (8)


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  1. ée    if    páy    ahupyâamachich   
    oh!    truly    this    pretty.wood   
    "Oh, what nice wood this is!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás    púraan    tá    kun'êe    pa'áhup    kuníkshaahtih    "if    yâamachich    pa'áhup   
    then    each.other    PERF    they.give.to    the.wood    they.were.laughing    truly    pretty.(dimin.)    the.wood   
    They handed the wood to each other, they were laughing: "What nice wood!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. Kayla    mutêenva    yâamachich    káru   
    Kayla    her.earrings    pretty.(dimin.)    also   
    Kayla has earrings, pretty ones, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  4. Kayla    mutêenva    káru    yâamachich   
    Kayla    her.earrings    also    pretty.(dimin.)   
    Kayla's earrings are pretty, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  5. oo    púya    íf    yâamachich    pasah'áhup    tá    kuntápkuup   
    oh!    and.so    truly    pretty.(dimin.)    the.driftwood    PERF    they.liked.it   
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. yâamachich    pa'ahúp'anamahach   
    pretty.(dimin.)    the.little.stick   
    The little stick was pretty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. kiikxúrikeeshap    yâamachich   
    I.will.mark.you.all    pretty.(dimin.)   
    I'll paint you pretty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. pamikun'axvâa    kiikxúrikeeshap    yâamachich   
    your.heads    I.will.mark.you.all    pretty.(dimin.)   
    I'll paint your heads pretty."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text