Ararahih'urípih
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-vah Distributive

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lexicon ID #6413 | revised Jul 15 2013

-vah • SUFF • Distributive Variant: -mah.

Derivatives (8)
chiimíchmahich "little by little"
ichámahich "one by one, one at a time, one after another (in turn)"
itnoopámahich "five each"
itnoopavámahich "five at a time"
itroopámahich "five each"
kôomahich "a little bit"
tupichasámahich "a little at a time"
umukíchmahich "every little way"

Source: WB G621.18

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. xánpuut káru xánthiip itheekxarámva vúra pákunvik.
    Maul Oak and Black Oak wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  2. xás upíip " uumkun itheekxarámva kunvíiktih.
    And she said, "They wove day and night.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  3. kári xás kun'áv papúufich, niinamíchmahich kun'av, ipa u'áxupfurukat.
    Then they ate the deer, they ate a little bit of each, which he had brought in dressed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  4. pamukun'átimnam tá axyaráva.
    Their burden baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. káru pamukrívraam upikchákiroopithva, pasípnuuk axyaráva.
    And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. víri kún axyaráva, pakóo kuma'arará'uup.
    There they were all full, there was all kinds of Indian treasure.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  7. víriva itheekxarámva vúra pakunpikvahrúpukva.
    They made hunting medicine, night after night.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text

  8. axyaráva tá kun'ífik átimnam.
    They picked the burden baskets full.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text