Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain greetings and polite expressions

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Broader semantic domain: activities

Related semantic domain(s): ceremonies and dances, food, drink, and cooking, games, hunting and fishing

Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic

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chuhl well, goodbye, so be it

chuu' well, goodbye, come on

hoyii oh!, hey!, hello!

kowishcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful

muschen really, truly, true, yes, truly

ney greeting between women

neyen greeting between women

nowoh greeting between men

pi'woh why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay

tos child!

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

wor mode of address by a man to his wife

'ayekwi'

'ey yes

'ohlkum of course, you're welcome

'oyekwi' long for, miss, hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyii hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyuukwi' hey!, hello!, oh!

Dictionary entry

'ayekwi'excl 1 alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc." 2 hello! • Variant 'oyekwi'

Lexicon record # 4197 | Source references: RS(ALK1939-1::30 YM435) YM435 JE69
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

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  1. 'ayekwi' (spoken by Archie Thompson)

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  2. 'ayekwi' "hello" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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