Ararahih'urípih
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amakêem bad-tasting

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #330 | revised Oct 01 2014

amakêem ADJ • bad-tasting

Derivation amaa-kêem  (= av-a-kêem)
taste-bad  (= eat-DEVERB-bad)

Source: WB201.1.1, p.325

Note: Plural amakêemsa (not -sha; JPH "Grammar" 47).

See -kêem 'bad'


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  1. " 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