Ararahih'urípih
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yiivánihich a little farther off

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7086 | revised Feb 12 2016

yiivánihich • ADV • a little farther off

Derivation:  yiivárih-ich  (= yiiv-varih-ich)
rather.far-DIM  (= far-toward-DIM)

Derivative (1)
yiivánihichha "to be careful"

Source: JPH ethno ?:240

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. yiivánihich chuvnîivkach.
    Go away, fly.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
    Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play

  2. yiivánihich vírusur.
    Go away, bear.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
    Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play

  3. yiivánihich uthárish.
    He put it down a little ways off.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text