Ararahih'urípih
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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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  1. 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 text
  2. tîi    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 text
  3. xás    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 text
  4. yáan    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 text
  5. peheerahásaan    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 text
  6. ikxúrar    tóo    kxánamhach    púyava        kunvítvarakva    páahak    sú'        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 text
  7. tîi    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 text
  8. pa'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 text
  9. ta'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 text
  10. kári    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 text
  11. ii!    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 text
  12. kári    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 text
  13. vúra    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 text
  14. á'    úknuuptihach   
    above    it.is.pointed.[?]   
    It's shaped like a mushroom.
    Source: Various speakers, "Miscellaneous Sentences" (WB_KV) | read full text