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-kêemich poor, inferior, old (object)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3792 | revised Mar 16 2015
-kêemich • ADJ • poor, inferior, old (object)
| Derivation: | -kêem-ich |
| -bad-DIM |
Source: WB 868.2, p.360
Note: Used only in compounds.
- ta'apxankêemich. It's already an old hat. [Reference: TK 129.16]
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pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh,
káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan."
However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text