Ararahih'urípih
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amaa- taste

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7417 | revised Oct 08 2014

amaa- taste

Derivation:  av-a
eat-DEVERB

Derivatives (5)
amakêem "bad-tasting"
amáyav "good-tasting"
kusripish'amáyav "near Camp Creek"
tapas'amáyav "very delicious"
upva'amáyav "a plant, Gairdner's yampah"

Source: WB 201.1, p. 325

Sentence examples (15)

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  1. amayáa'ishar.
    It tastes good.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  2. " yéehe, amakeem'íshara
    “Oh, it does not taste good,” (he said).
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  3. sára amáyav.
    This bread tastes good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  4. amáyav pasára.
    The bread tastes good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  5. pamusára uum amáyav.
    His bread tastes good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  6. uum hûut amáyav.
    It tasted really good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  7. hãã, vaa amáyav patáay ni'ávat.
    Yes, what I ate was good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  8. amayaa'íshara.
    It was very good-tasting.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  9. xás poopakátkat amayaa'íshara.
    And when he tasted them, they were very good-tasting.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  10. yánava vúra táay páxaath tóo mtupíshriihva, xás vúra amáyav kunish.
    He saw lots of grasshoppers cooked, and they were sort of good-tasting.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  11. " yee! amayaa'íshara.
    "My, it's delicious!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  12. xás kunpiip, " yée naa, íf páy paxúun amáyav."
    And they said, "Say, this is really delicious acorn soup!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  13. kuyrakhárinay xás amáyav pápiish.
    In three years, then the soaked acorns were good-tasting.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  14. púyava patu'amayâahaak xás kári tá kunkôoha.
    When (the flour) was good-tasting, then they stopped.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  15. púyava patu'amayâahaak xás kári tá kun'av.
    And when they became good-tasting, then they ate them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text