yaahs-

== Blackfoot == === Alternative forms === aahs- (non-prevocalic) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jaːxs/ === Root === yaahs- to be pleasing, good, nice Kitsikááhsitapiyi. ― You are a very nice person. to like, enjoy something Áyááhsookstsimaawa. ― He likes to chew. Kitááyaahssimmokihpa? ― Do you like me? to be advantageous Stamááhssaisskonakatsiyaawa. ― They hunted with an advantage. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Donald G. Frantz; Norma J. Russell (1989), Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 2017; Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary‎[1], University of Toronto Press.