Ararahih'urípih
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akee ouch!

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #244 | revised Aug 19 2005

akee INTERJ • ouch!

Source: WB 54, p.316

Note: With lengthened 'e' as in Eng. 'bed'.

  • akee! tanakúha. Ouch, it hurts me! [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 408]
  • akée, ápsiik áxvaay taneepváakirih. "Ouch, on my leg," Crane (said), "I have a cramp." [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 056]


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  1. " akée.
    "Ouch.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  2. akée.
    Ouch.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  3. akée."
    Ouch."
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  4. akée.
    Ouch.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  5. akée.
    Ouch.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  6. " akee."
    "Ouch."
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  7. akee, pananíxvaah.
    My head hurts.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  8. xás upíip " akee!"
    And he said "Ouch!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text