Ararahih'urípih
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aachíchhar / aachichhara- happy

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lexicon ID #3 | revised Oct 31 2014

aachíchhar / aachichhara- • ADJ • happy

Derivation:  aachíchha-ar-a  (= aachich-ha-ar-a)
be.happy-INST-DEVERB  (= aachich-DENOM-INST-DEVERB)

Source: WB 8.1, p.313

  • aachíchhar vúra kunpihmarápiithva. They ran around again happily. [Reference: T24.32]

See -ar(a) 'Instrumental' See -a ~ Ø 'Denominative'

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  1. ta'ítam kunpáxtiivpunaa, aachíchhar vúra kunpihmarápiithva.
    So they played again, they ran around again happily.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text