Ararahih'urípih
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kúnish sort of, kind of, rather

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lexicon ID #3999 | revised Jun 30 2005

kúnish PCL • sort of, kind of, rather

Derivatives (7)
chavanichthúkinkunish "a type of worm"
ikxurikasirihkuníshtaahkoo "tinfoil"
sírihkunish "shiny"
taahkúnish "white"
tavátavkunish "light-colored"
thúkinkunish "blue, green, yellow"
xanchifchúkinkunishich "type of frog"

Source: WB 923, p.363

  • yánava vúra táay páxaath toomtupíshriihva, xás vúra amáyav kunish. (Coyote) saw there were a lot of grasshoppers roasted there, and they were sort of tasty. [Reference: WB T4.31]
  • pa'ipahasúruk kúnish tu'uum. He's almost under the tree. [Reference: WB files]


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  1. kúnish "sort of" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  2. kúnish áraar "kind of an Indian" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  3. kúnish'amáyav "sort of good-tasting" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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