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-ach Diminutive (verbs)
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lexicon ID #84 | revised Aug 18 2005
-ach • SUFF • Diminutive (verbs)
Derivatives (9)
ithxupkôoch "flat feathering of an arrow"
sayníihvach "name of a woman from Amekyaram, living at Orleans"
taaknúpach "Brown's Frog Pond, a placename near Orleans"
unúkooch "to bud"
upichváyuuphitihach "name for a dog with spots over its eyes"
voonvánaach "shirt"
a'iknêechhan "peregrine falcon"
a'ikneechhan'ímkaanva "thistle"
voonvánaachha "to put on a shirt"
Sentence examples (14)
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xás muvêeshurak tupikniivtákishnihach then its.horns he.just.sat.back.down.on.top.of Then he just sat back down on top of its horns. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full texttîi matêe kanipvínaxsunachi let... later let.me.lick.it.off.a.little "Let me taste it by sticking out my tongue. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textxás kúkuum upvínaxsunach then again he.licked.it.off Then he tasted it again by sticking out his tongue. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textyáan vúr u'íkkyusunutihach peheerahappírish recently Intensive it.is.just.pointing.up.off the.tobacco.leaves The tobacco is just starting to come up. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpeheerahásaan xúus kunish ithváaykamkam kôomahich vúra u'áxvuh?ha?hitihach peheerahasanvásihkamkam the.tobacco.leaf smooth sort.of outside.of.the.chest little.bit Intensive it.is.hairy outside.of.the.underside.of.the.tobacco.leaf Tobacco leaves are smooth on top, but a little hairy on the underside. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textikxúrar tóo kxánamhach púyava tá kunvítvarakva páahak sú' tá kun'írunaa evening it.had gotten.a.little.dark you.see PERF they.paddled.down.from.upriver in.boats inside PERF they.traveled It was just getting dark in the evening, then they paddled down from upriver, they traveled in boats. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full texttîi kanvínaxsunachi let... let.me.lick.it.a.little Let me lick it off! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textpa'ípun u'êechtihach the.tail he.was.carrying.it He was carrying just the tail. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textta'ítam peekpát u'ínihnamnihach so the.marrow it.dribbled.into.it So the marrow dribbled into (the soup). Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás úkpaatrav pamúpsiih aax kúna u'ínihnamnihach then then she.broke.it.in.two her.leg blood in.addition it.dribbled.into.it And she broke her leg, but (only) blood dribbled in. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textii! xás uxnánatihach oh! then he.was.crying.piteously Oh! then he cried piteously. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás chîimich sáruk ník u'ákichnimach pamú'iikiv then then little.bit downhill a.little it.was.lying.coiled his.necklaces And his necklaces were just a little dab down at the bottom (of his neck) Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textvúra vaa kári uxnánatihach Intensive so then he.was.crying.a.little He was still crying like that a little. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textá' úknuuptihach above it.is.pointed.[?] It's shaped like a mushroom. Source: Various speakers, "Miscellaneous Sentences" (WB_KV) | read full text