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-tâapas most, extremely
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5522 | revised Nov 10 2005
-tâapas • SUFF • most, extremely
Source: WB G614.8
Note: Cf. tápas 'real.'
- yícheech tóosaam, paniinamichtâapas, yuuxmachmahánach. Just one remained, the smallest one, (the lizard called) yuxmachmahánach. [Reference: WB T33.17]
Sentence examples (7)
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vaa vúra a'varittâapas u'íifti pa'avansa'ávahkamvari tu'íffahaak.
The highest that they grow is higher than man.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text -
kári xás upíip"
payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh.
And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest).Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text -
xás yitheekúna tóo thári peeshnanichtâapas.
Then he passed her to the next fastest one.Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text -
kári xás peekpihantâapas ta'ítam uvâaramaheen.
So then the strongest one went off (to play).Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text -
yukún uum ikxareeyaatâapas u'iifshípreenik iknûumin veekxaréeyav.
You see, Burrill Peak Spirit had grown up into a real ikxaréeyav.Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text -
ta'ítam uxúsanik peekpihantâapas, "
tîi xákaan núvuunvi."
So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!"Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text -
pishiichtâapas kuníshriimtih.
They shot at targets first of all.Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text