Ararahih'urípih
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fatamakêesh anything

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1294 | revised May 06 2014

fatamakêesh • PRON • anything

Derivation:  fâat-makêesh
what--makêesh

Source: WB 350.3, p.333

  • fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh. She'll say just anything about a person. [Reference: WB T29.17]

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  1. kári xás kachakâach upíip, " ããx fatamakêesh kich ára upêereesh!"
    Then Bluejay said, "Indeed! Maybe he will say something!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh."
    She'll tell a person just anything."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  3. kári xás kachakâach upiip, " ããx, naa fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh.
    Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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