Ararahih'urípih
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kachakâachich dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3691 | revised Mar 02 2015

kachakâachich • N • dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'

Derivation:  kachakâach-ich
bluejay-DIM

  • chavúra pâanpay káan u'uum kachakâachich. After a while Bluejay came there (to visit her). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 005]

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  1. uum káru káan úkrii kachakâachich.
    Bluejay was also living there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  2. vúra káan tupuxíchkaanva kachakâachich.
    Bluejay was dancing hard there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  3. púyava uum ukúphaanik kachakâachich.
    Behold Bluejay did this way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  4. uum vookúphaanik kachakâachich.
    Bluejay is that way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text