Ararahih'urípih
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ahkêemich burning poorly

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lexicon ID #203 | revised Sep 16 2014

ahkêemich • ADJ • burning poorly

Derivation:  áah-kêem-ich  (= áah-a-kêem-ich)
fire-bad-DIM  (= handle.fire-DEVERB-bad-DIM)

  • púyava pa'áhup uum ahkêemich. So the wood doesn't burn well. [Reference: Nettie Reuben, "Bullhead & Kunâach'aa", 1950a:11]