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noowor'

Dictionary entry

noowor'vn • complete a journey, run in, run up

Lexicon record # 2295 | Source reference: R232
Derivation: morphological structure noow-o'r

Sentence examples (4)

  1. 'O noowor' kue 'ee nue 'er'gerp 'w-egolek', Kwelekw keet markewech' kue meweemor.
    A messenger ran up saying, The old man is going to die.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Mourning Dove" (LA16-1, 1951)

  2. Kwesee kem 'o noowor' 'w-egoyek', Kwelekw cho heemooreyowom'! Kwelekw keet markewech' kue k'e-peechowos.
    And again someone ran up telling him, Well, hurry! Your grandfather is going to die.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Mourning Dove" (LA16-1, 1951)

  3. K'ee kwen cho 'o tektonee m-ekwol kem 'emehl knokseem' 'ue-peesh'on, 'enuemee won' ho mo'okw' 'ue-peesh'on; 'esee noowor' ho k'ee wey' 'ue-mer'wermery.
    Wherever there was a fishing rock built it left some of its scales, right on until it had no scales left; and then it went on to the head of the river.

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

  4. Kue keech 'o noowor' ho Pewolew noohl weeshtue' 'o son' kue keech ho 'we-laayolew.
    When he reached Pewolew, he carried out his instructions.

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