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chími soon
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1144 | revised Oct 31 2014
chími • PCL • soon Variant: chîi, chí.
Derivatives (2)
chímiha "to agree, to consent"
chímiva "soon ; unexpectedly"
Source: WB 294, p.330
Note: Usually pronounced with a single -m-, but doubled as chímmi in some combinations such as chímmi man 'all right! come on!' A shortened form is chi used in anticipative meaning, generally with imperative and future forms.
- chími kiikárihi. You all get ready! [Reference: Richardson 1993:18]
- chími vúra paasvut'îin káru patákun'av. Soon the ants ate him too. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 124]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (265)