Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

chpaanee • adv • far, long (time), late

Lexicon record # 243 | Source reference: R194

Sentence examples (10)

1. Chpaanee' hes k'e-ruerek'?
   Is it too far to swim?

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   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-002) (LA138-002, 1980)

2. Keech chpaanee pa'aahl ho 'okw'.
   It's been lying for a long time in the water.

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   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-015) (LA138-015, 1980)

3. Keech chpaanee chkey'.
   S/he overslept.

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   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-048) (LA138-048, 1980)

4. Chpaanee chkeyek'.
   I slept too long.

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   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-050) (LA138-050, 1980)

5. To' chpaanee noohl 'o go'ohko'hl, soo nee ro'onep' kue 'yoch.
   Then it was dark for a long time, and the boat still sped on.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

6. Chpaanee neee'now' ho pa'aahl.
   For a long time he would gaze out over the water.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

7. Keech chpaanee chwegeen.
   You have been talking a long time.

   — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

8. Kue kel' ko'moyoomom ruerowoo kwelekw keech chpaanee wee' mehl reguerowoom'.
   The songs you sing, they have been singing them for ages.

   — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

9. Kol' 'ee key chpaanee neee'now' ho pa'aahl.
   He sat somewhere and gazed far out over the water.

   — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

10. Keech hes chpaanee k'-ahpew?
    Have you been married long?

    — Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)