Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

hlmeyorkwok' • vt oo-class • I fear, I am afraid

Lexicon record # 1532 | Source references: R219 JE5
Derivation: morphological structure hlmey-orkw-oo-

Other paradigm form

• 3sg hlmeyorkwom' R57

Sentence examples (5)

1. Hlmeyorkwok'.
   I am afraid (of someone).

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   — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)

2. Hlmeyorkwom'.
   You are afraid.

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   — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)

3. Hlmeyorkwochek'.
   I am afraid of you.

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   — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)

4. Weetee' mehl 'ne-hlmeyorkwochek'.
   I am especially afraid of you.

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   — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)

5. Hlmeyorkwom' 'w-esek' kwelekw muehlcho' now sootokw' kue roowo's 'ohlkuemee keech teekwon' kue 'ue-'wahpemew.
   He was afraid that the other pipe might go away because its mate had been broken.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)