ahatain

Adverb

 * 1) little, barely, scarcely to a small degree, to a small extent
 * Ahatain hata kaupai. Aitsa kaupai kyankan.
 * It hurts only a little. It doesn't hurt much.
 * Ahatain hata homakapai atsi. Kaupai intyetyu yeyawa.
 * Grandma sleeps only a little. [Her] knees ache during the night.
 * Punupa otukaka, katapai otukake eu. Otukaka akixekojatapai han. Aya ewejeke kawoka. Hoona! uma. Ja toneju, aitsa kixekoja – ahaTAIN ta kixekojapai.
 * Her brother, you see, her brother was there. It was her brother that spoke with her. "Let's go play the flutes," [he said]. "Let's!" [she replied]. That woman, she did not speak [out], she spoke only very little [she spoke so softly that she was barely audible; she whispered].

Adjective

 * 1) a little a little bit, a small amount of
 * 2) small in size
 * Ahatainpai opona. Aitsa weke opona.
 * His house is small. It's not a big house.
 * Yulatoju ahataintsain, nejo awojo nipitsi. Aminya potamana nu weke.
 * The tiny little beads, that's what I like. Don't bring me the big ones.
 * The tiny little beads, that's what I like. Don't bring me the big ones.

Synonyms

 * (pittance)

Antonyms

 * (much, very)
 * (many)

Derived terms

 * kyankan (somewhat; lit., a little bit a lot)