Ararahih'urípih
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-sa / -sas Plural of nouns

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lexicon ID #5201 | revised Oct 31 2014

-sa / -sas SUFF • Plural of nouns Variant: -sas.

Derivatives (9)
asaxárahsa_uvêehrivirak "a placename, Allison's Lodge"
fath'úruhsa "green manzanita"
ifyayêepsha "such good ones"
-iivshas "plural"
kafíchkaamsa "a plant, coltsfoot"
kusturivnárahsa "grass sp., a type of sedge"
tivxárahsa "mule"
úruhsa "shell disk bead"
yêepsha "good (plural)"


Sentence examples (4)

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  1. xás kári ifápiitsha kun'iin.
    And two young women lived there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  2. kári xás pa'ifápiitsha kunpiip, " chôora êev, íshaha nuktávan."
    And the young women said (to each other), "Let's go, dear, let's go get water."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  3. xás asákaamsa mûuk tá kuniyáakoo.
    And they put them on with big rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text
  4. mukunyáfus puvâaramasahara.
    Their dresses were not long.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text