Ararahih'urípih
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amáyav good-tasting

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #332 | revised Oct 01 2014

amáyav • ADJ • good-tasting

Derivation:  amaa-yav  (= av-a yav)
taste good  (= eat-DEVERB good)

Derivatives (3)
kusripish'amáyav "near Camp Creek"
tapas'amáyav "very delicious"
upva'amáyav "a plant, Gairdner's yampah"

Source: WB201.1.2, p.325

Note: Plural amayêepsha.

  • íf páy paxúun amáyav. Say, this is really delicious acorn soup. [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 018]

See yav 'good'

Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (14)

  1. amáyav "good tasting" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. kúnish'amáyav "sort of good-tasting" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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