Ararahih'urípih
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yunâamich a little bit

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lexicon ID #7173 | revised Feb 17 2016

yunâamich • ADV • a little bit

Derivation:  yunâam-ich
yunâam-DIM

Source: WB 1695, p.402

  • xás vúra yunâamich u'itxáarihva. And he opened his eyes just a little. [Reference: WB T4.168]
  • yunâamich á' pa'asiktávaan itharípkoo. In a little bit he saw that the woman was tall as a fir tree. [Reference: KS 22. Maruk'áraar Gives Man Bread 023]

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  1. kíri vúra yunâamich ni'itxâarihva."
    Let me open my eyes just a little!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás vúra yunâamich u'itxâarihva.
    So he opened his eyes just a little.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text