Ararahih'urípih
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yâamachich pretty (dimin.)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7001 | revised Feb 09 2016

yâamachich • ADJ • pretty (dimin.)

Derivation:  yâamach-ich  (= yav-ach-ich)
pretty-DIM  (= good-DIM-DIM)

  • oo! púya íf yâamachich pasah'áhup. Oh, how pretty the driftwood is! [Reference: WB T1.106]

Sentence examples (8)


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  1. ée, if páy ahupyâamachich."
    "Oh, what nice wood this is!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás púraan tá kun'êe pa'áhup, kuníkshaahtih: "if yâamachich pa'áhup!"
    They handed the wood to each other, they were laughing: "What nice wood!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. Kayla mutêenva, yâamachich káru.
    Kayla has earrings, pretty ones, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  4. Kayla mutêenva káru yâamachich.
    Kayla's earrings are pretty, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  5. oo! púya íf yâamachich pasah'áhup, tá kuntápkuup.
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. yâamachich pa'ahúp'anamahach.
    The little stick was pretty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. kiikxúrikeeshap yâamachich.
    I'll paint you pretty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. pamikun'axvâa kiikxúrikeeshap yâamachich."
    I'll paint your heads pretty."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text