v. to be bigger than
1. lokamǝy ’an katanixa’ax ’išišʰin loka’alaxwǝł, 'the wolf was a little bigger than the coyote.'
2. kaštapinǝ ’isʰununa ’ispilikiwo loka’o, lamit̓i ’ispilina’ał kinelatanǝ’ǝhǝ kinelastanixa’ax, kinelaswatiwey, '(at first) it runs a little stream and then more and then bursts through' (could also begin with 'tsʰununa ’ispilina’ał').
Morph.: [<tani- (comparative) + xa’ax (be big; be large; be thick; be fat)>]
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1. lokamǝy ’an katanixa’ax ’išišʰin loka’alaxwǝł, 'the wolf was a little bigger than the coyote.'
2. kaštapinǝ ’isʰununa ’ispilikiwo loka’o, lamit̓i ’ispilina’ał kinelatanǝ’ǝhǝ kinelastanixa’ax, kinelaswatiwey, '(at first) it runs a little stream and then more and then bursts through' (could also begin with 'tsʰununa ’ispilina’ał').
Morph.: [<tani- (comparative) + xa’ax (be big; be large; be thick; be fat)>]
Cross References:
- xa’ax to be big; to be fat; to be large; to be thick