Ararahih'urípih
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axicheekyamíichvar / axicheekyamichvara- toy

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #918 | revised Oct 31 2014

axicheekyamíichvar / axicheekyamichvara- • N • toy

Literally: 'child-plaything'

Derivation:  axiich ikyamíichva-ar-a  (= axiich ikyav-iichva-a-ar-a)
child play-having-DEVERB  (= child make-in.pretense-DEVERB-having-DEVERB)

  • yánava sít'anamahach, axicheekyamíichvar. She saw it was a little mouse, a children's toy. [Reference: WB T67.9]

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  1. yánava sít'anamahach, axicheekyamíichvar.
    She saw it was a little mouse, a children's toy.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text