Ararahih'urípih
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kêeshich bigger

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3800 | revised Mar 16 2015

kêeshich • ADJ • bigger

Derivation:  kêech-ich  (= -kaam-ich-ich)
big-DIM  (= -large-DIM-DIM)

Derivative (1)
kêeshichasaha "to be bigger"

Note: Plural is kêeshichas.

  • xás upiip, kîri kêeshich pananípaah. Then he said, "I wish I had a bigger boat." [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 038]
  • xás pata'ifuchtîimichhaak, vaa kári kêeshichas vúra pasárum patanivíikroov. Then when it is the last round (in weaving a basket), it is larger pine-roots that I weave around with. [Reference: TK 124.16]

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  1. yánava káan utháaniv kêeshichas vêeshur.
    There he lay, a big buck.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text