Ararahih'urípih
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-'íshara extremely

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lexicon ID #2947 | revised Nov 24 2014

-'íshara • ADJ • extremely

Note: Occurs only after nouns.

  • amayaa'íshara. It was very good-tasting. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 018]
  • pihnîich, tharampukayaa'íshar ikyâaheen. Old man, you made really good acorn soup! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 024]
  • ifunihaxara'íshar pami'ífunih. Your hair is really long! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 027]

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  1. xas upíip, "pihnîich tharampukayaa'íshara ikyâaheen."
    (One of the boys) said, "Old man, that's awfully good mush you fixed today!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. xas upíip, "pihnîich ifunihaxarah'íshara pami'ífunih."
    And he said, "Old man! What long hair you have!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. xas kun'ipêer, "papihníich íp nik nuxusat tharampukayaa'íshara."
    Then one of them said, "Old man, we have been thinking about what a good cook you are!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

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

  5. " 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

  6. amayaa'íshara.
    It was very good-tasting.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  7. 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

  8. kári xás pa'âapun tutúraayva, yee asayaamach'íshara ôok páy utháaniv.
    And when he looked around on the ground, he thought "Well, a pretty rock is lying here!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

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