Ararahih'urípih
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kacha'îimich gently, quietly, slowly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3695 | revised Aug 22 2005

kacha'îimich • ADV • gently, quietly, slowly Variant: kacha'îich.

Source: WB 837, p.358

Note: Equiv. to chaka'îimich.

  • kacha'îich vúra chúuphi. Speak slowly! [Reference: Richardson 1993:12]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. kacha'îich vúra chuuphi.
    Speak slowly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  2. xás uchunvákir vúra kacha'îimich.
    And he sneaked up slowly.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. xás íshaha kuniyváykooti kacha'îimich.
    And they poured water onto it slowly.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text