Ararahih'urípih
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axmáy'ik suddenly; at one moment

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #925 | revised Oct 08 2014

axmáy'ik ADV • suddenly; at one moment Variant: axméek.

Derivation axmay ik
suddenly must

Source: WB 224.1, p.327

Note: With irreg. contraction in the second alternant.


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  1. hâari    axmáy'ik    vúra    fátaak        kunmah    vaa    vúra    taay    pátayiith    xás    sú'    patá    kun'ûupvakurih   
    sometime    suddenly    Intensive    somewhere    PERF    they.see    that    Intensive    much    the.brodiaea    then    inside    that.has    they.dig.into.it.for.roots   
    Sometimes they see at some place a lot of Indian potatoes, and then they dig in under.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text