Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

soo-tok' • vi oo-class • I go

Lexicon record # 3248 | Source references: R250 JE60 JE147

Other paradigm forms

• 3sg soo-tokw' R250, soo-tol' X16 R250

Special meanings or uses

• nue soot-'os! go away! JE61

• yo' kwen soot-'os! go away! YLCB23

• Poy 'o soo-tok' I advance, I go ahead JE225

Sentence examples (104)

1. Pue-lekw keech soo-tok'.
   I'm going downriver.

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   — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)

2. Prwerh keech soo-tok'.
   I'm going to town.

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   — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)

3. Kes-kee kee soo-tok'.
   I'm going to go down to the river.

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   — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)

4. Kue sraach' mehl pyuue-weg kee soo-tok' 'o-wook.
   I'm going to the white deerskin dance tomorrow.

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   — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)

5. Wee-'eeet wo-nue cho' soo-tom'.
   Go up above there.

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   — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)

6. Choo-lekw cho' soo-tom'.
   Go downhill.

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   — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)

7. 'O ker-gery kee-tee soo-tok'.
   I'm going to the dress camp.

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   — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (AG-08-2) (AG-08-2, 2007)

8. He-see yok soot-'os!
   Get out of my way!

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   — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (LC-01-2) (LC-01-2, 2007)

9. Yo'k'-wen soot-'os!
   Get out of my way!

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   — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (LC-01-2) (LC-01-2, 2007)

10. Chee kol' soot-'os!
    Get out of my way!

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    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (LC-01-2) (LC-01-2, 2007)

11. Cho' kol' soo-tom'!
    Get out of my way!

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    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (LC-01-2) (LC-01-2, 2007)

12. Soo-tok'.
    I am going.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (AG-02-2) (AG-02-2, 2004)

13. Nek kee-tee soo-tok'.
    I am going to go.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (AG-02-2) (AG-02-2, 2004)

14. Yo' keech soo-tok'.
    You are going there (on a trail).

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (AG-02-2) (AG-02-2, 2004)

15. Weet wo-nue chee 'o soo-to'.
    You go up the hill right there.

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

16. Kue k'echeek'-weyr soot-'os!
    Go to your chair!

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 6: "Go get it" (GT3-06, 2003)

17. Kue k'echeek'-weyr soot-'os 'o chyuuek'-we'-nes!
    Got to your chair and sit down!

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 6: "Go get it" (GT3-06, 2003)

18. Yo'-kwen soot-'os! Che-gey-yo-nah.
    Go away! You're getting on my nerves.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 6: "Go get it" (GT3-06, 2003)

19. Lekw-see soot-'os!
    Go outside!

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 6: "Go get it" (GT3-06, 2003)

20. 'O'lep soot-'os.
    Go inside, go in the house.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 6: "Go get it" (GT3-06, 2003)

21. Yo'-kwen soot-'os.
    Get out of here.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 7: "Okay. Expressions" (GT3-07, 2003)

22. He'-wo-nee'-hles! K'emet-'eek keet soo-to'.
    Wake up! Get your hind end out of bed.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 10: "Comb your hair. Daily routines" (GT3-10, 2003)

23. Wo-new kee soo-tok'.
    I'm going a little ways up the hill.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 16: "Where are you coming from?" (GT3-16, 2003)

24. Yo' soot-'os.
    Go over there.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 16: "Where are you coming from?" (GT3-16, 2003)

25. Keech lekw-see soo-tok'.
    She went outside.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 16: "Where are you coming from?" (GT3-16, 2003)

26. Lekw-see soo-tok'.
    I'm going outside.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 28: "Where are you going?" (GT3-28, 2003)

27. 'O'lep soo-tok'.
    I'm going inside.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 28: "Where are you going?" (GT3-28, 2003)

28. Kues kee-tee soo-too'm?
    Where are you going?

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    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-03) (JB-01-03, 2001)

29. Nek Wech-pues kee-tee soo-tok'.
    I'm going to Weitchpec.

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    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-03) (JB-01-03, 2001)

30. Cho' wee-'eeet 'o maa-yem'... hee-koch cho' 'o soo-tom'.
    Pass this place ... go across.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-012) (LA138-012, 1980)

31. Naa-geen soot-'os, naa-geen... cho' laa-yem'.
    Move out of the way, move out his path.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-019) (LA138-019, 1980)

32. Nek soo-tok' kee noh-te-nek'.
    I feel able to do it.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-026) (LA138-026, 1980)

33. Pah-peech tue' now 'o soo-tok'.
    It is better if I left.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-028) (LA138-028, 1980)

34. Pah-peech wo-nekw 'o soo-tok'.
    It is better if I go up.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-028) (LA138-028, 1980)

35. Re-wo-new cho' nee-kee soo-tom'.
    Go clear to the end.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-034) (LA138-034, 1980)

36. Keech ye-wo'hl. Keet-kwo tes-to', ko-we-cho' lekw-see soo-tom'.
    We've had an earthquake. It's still shaking (shivering), don't go outside.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-040) (LA138-040, 1980)

37. Wo-nekws keech soo-tokw'.
    S/he's gone above.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-045) (LA138-045, 1980)

38. Keech soo-tokw' pa-'ah.
    The water is going (to a certain level).

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-047) (LA138-047, 1980)

39. Chpaa-nek soo-tol'.
    S/he went a long way.

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

40. Now kee-tee soo-tok'.
    i'm going away.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-051) (LA138-051, 1980)

41. Now keech soo-tok'.
    I have left (her).

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-051) (LA138-051, 1980)

42. 'O gem', ... now keech soo-tok'.
    He says, ... I have left her.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-051) (LA138-051, 1980)

43. Now soot-'os.
    Go on out.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-054) (LA138-054, 1980)

44. [Ch'uch'ish hes wee' k'ee ke-lok?] Ke-lok weet kem woo-geen... Ke-gah-se-lom' 'oohl ke-lok. 'e-see pue-le-kuek' soo ke-mey'. 'uepsech pue-le-kuek soo-tokw'...
    [Is the goose a ch'uch'ish?] Goose is different. Goose is a stranger to people. It goes north to its home. Its father was from the north.

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    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)

45. Pe-chue soot-'os!
    Go upriver!

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (RHR) (RHR, 1951)

46. Kue me-wee-mor lekw-seek keech soo-tokw'.
    The old man went outside.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (RHR) (RHR, 1951)

47. Lekw-seek hes keech soo-tokw' kue me-wee-mor?
    Has the old man gone outside?

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (RHR) (RHR, 1951)

48. To' Wa's-'ey soo-tokw'.
    He went to Wa's'ey.

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    — Robert Spott, Sentences (24-26) (24-26, 1933)

49. Kues keech soot'?
    Where's he gone?

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    — Robert Spott, Sentences (24-26) (24-26, 1933)

50. Now soot-'os! Hee-me-no-mee now soot-'os!
    Get out of here! hurry up, get out of here!

    — Glenn Moore, Retelling of Florence Shaughnessy's "The Fox and the Coon" (GM2, 2004)

51. Noohl che-ge-mem 'we-luue-leek'o soot', noohl kue 'uemer-terw hr pkwe-chokw'.
    Then Hummingbird went into his mouth, and he came out through his butt.

    — Georgiana Trull, Bear and Hummingbird (GT1, 2003)

52. Hee-naa-geyr cho' nee-nee soo-toom', tuel'.
    Get out of the way, Auntie.

    — Jessie Van Pelt, Rattlesnake medicine (JVP1, 2001)

53. Tue' woh-pue 'ee-nee rek-'eeen 'o neee'-no-wohl 'wes-kuey' soo keech soo-tokw' 'wech-'ee-shah.
    And they sat in the water and looked to see where the dog had gone.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Otters" (LA181-2, 1986)

54. Kwe-see noohl keech roo kee-tee ye'-wo-mey' lekw-see 'o soo-tokw'.
    Then the time came when the sun was setting, and he went out.

    — Lowana Brantner, "Wohpekumew and the Salmon" (LA16-3, 1951)

55. Hee-noy so soo-tokw' 'o ne-wom', kwe-see wee-'eeet 'o guen-kek so pa-'aa-hleek.
    He went away behind and saw (the salmon), and so he opened (the way) to the water (of the river).

    — Lowana Brantner, "Wohpekumew and the Salmon" (LA16-3, 1951)

56. Kwe-see 'o tek-te's kue wer-gers 'we-go-lek', Now soot-'os!
    And then the fox got angry at this and said, Go away!

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Fox and the Coon" (LA16-5, 1951)

57. Hee-me-no-mee now soot-'os! Nek kwe-lekw wee' nee-muech 'ne-tek-toh.
    Go away quickly! This is my own private log.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Fox and the Coon" (LA16-5, 1951)

58. Kwe-see koh-chee ko-lo 'o gee', Cho' noohl soh-chee soo-toom'.
    And once it seemed as if something said to him, Go way up into the hills.

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

59. Kol-chee kol' soo-tokw' kue chee-nes kem tue' se-ga'-nee poy 'o chee nue raa-yor' kue 'ue-ka-'eyr.
    Whenever the young man went anywhere his pet would often run right on ahead of him.

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

60. Noohl nee-kee 'woo-ror' 'we-ne-geee'-no-wok' kues kee won keech soo-tokw'.
    Then he ran straight off to look where else it could have gone.

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

61. Tue' 'woo-ror', tue' 'ok'ws 'we-rah-cheen kue chee-nes, weesh-tue' 'o soo-tol'.
    Then he ran off, and the young man had a friend, and so he went to him.

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

62. Kem 'o gee', Lekw-seek soot-'os!
    And he was told, Be off outside!

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

63. Chee now soot-'os! Kwehl kem keet ke-mo-lem' nee wee'.
    Be off! You are just going to steal again.

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

64. 'O pe-chues 'ee-kee shoo-tol', kue 'we-nes-kwe-chok' ho pe-chues 'ap new kwe-see choo-mee' keech kol' son' kue ho 'ue-kue-chos.
    At once he went up the river, and when he arrived there he saw that it was now a long time since his grandmother had died.

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

65. Hlmey-yor-kwom' 'we-sek' kwe-lekw muehl-cho' now soo-tokw' kue roo-wo's 'ohl-kue-mee keech tee-kwon' kue 'ue'-wah-pe-mew.
    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)

66. Mo-cho Tmery 'WeRoy hehl-kue 'o soo-tokw' ne-puey kwe-lekw ko' ne-pue' k'ee kwen cho hehl-kue no'-mo-ye'-wey' tue' wee-'eeet chpee ne-pue', kue pa-'aahl 'wet-me-no-men kwe-lekw nee-mee ne-pue'.
    If a salmon came ashore at Cannery Creek people could eat whichever part faced away from the water, and this alone was eaten, the half that was toward the water was not eaten.

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

67. Kue weet 'ue-koy-poh wo-news 'o soo-tokw' nue 'we-nerr-ger-sek', noohl 'ap ho-'o-mah.
    In the morning he went up to gather sweathouse wood, and then they made a fire.

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

68. 'O ko hlom' kue 'ue-ma-'ahs-kehl yue's 'o soo-tol' kue we-no-'o-mor' kue ne-puey.
    He took his spear and went over to where the salmon was coming in.

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

69. Kue so heer soo-toh kue me-wee-mor ko-lo 'e-me le-kwo'hl 'ue-mey-kwe-luuem' 'o Rek'-woy, kue keech 'o koh-che-wo-nee kue ne-puey.
    When the old man went away from the water the air seemed full of wailing over at Requa, now that the salmon was caught.

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

70. Noohl 'o gam' ho kue 'nep-sech, Cho koo-'o-pem' ne-ka-'ahl soot-'os.
    Then he said to my father, Stand up and come to me.

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

71. Noohl kue 'ue-ke-so-me-wet 'e-mehl hlohl-pep' kue 'o'-le-peek 'we-soo-tok'.
    With his left hand he lowered himself into the house.

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

72. Keech chmey' lekw-seesh 'o soo-tol' kue me-wee-mor, hee-noy 'o 'o-ro-go' kue 'nep-sech.
    In the evening the old man went out, and my father followed him.

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

73. Kue wo-nekws 'we-soo-tok' noohl wek 'ee lehl-koo' 'ue-mey; soo ha's, 'Aa-wokw keech 'ne-muech ne-wook'.
    As he went up his weeping could be heard; he thought, Ah, now I have seen for myself.

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

74. 'O gam' kue 'nep-sech, Mos kwe-lekw wee-'eeet kol' mehl son' mee' kue 'ne-too'-meyr kom-chue-mehl kue soo-tol.
    My father said, This does not matter to me, as my friends know where I have gone.

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

75. Kue se-ga-'a-gey-yem' keech soo-tohl.
    The rich people have gone away.

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

76. Yo-'oot keech soo-tokw' kue chey.
    The child has gone over to him.

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

77. Wee' soo-tokw' kue yo' 'o chek-cheyn.
    She went over to where he was sitting.

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

78. Nek kom-chue-mek' kue soo-to'-leesh 'o'-lehl.
    I know the house where he has gone.

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

79. Kues keech soot'?
    Where has he gone?

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

80. Cho 'o goo-lehl soo-toom'!
    Go into the garden!

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

81. Kue yo' kee-tee cho soo-to-leen nek kee me-ge-lok'.
    When he goes I will go with him.

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

82. Kes-kee pa-'aahl ko 'o soo-tok'.
    I am going down to the water.

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

83. K'ee kwen cho nue soo-toom' kem tue' nee te-noo 'err-werh.
    Wherever you go there is a lot of grass.

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

84. Cheee-kol' soo-tokw' 'o te-poo-nohl.
    He wanders round in the forest.

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

85. Yok-mo-kee soo-tokw' nee wee' kue pe-gerk.
    The man has gone wandering around here.

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

86. Now soot-'os 'o yo'.
    Keep away from her.

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

87. Kues soo-tokw'?
    Where has he gone?

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

88. Naa-geen soot-'os!
    Keep clear!

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

89. Kwe-see' pa-'aahl 'o soo-tok'.
    Then I'll go into the water.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane (MM3, 1927)

90. 'R'gerrch 'ee kap soot'.
    He went right into the sweathouse.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane (MM3, 1927)

91. Kwe-see' 'o'-lep 'o soo-tohl.
    Then they went into the house.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

92. Kes-kee nee-kee soo-tokw'.
    She went right down towards the river.

    — Mary Marshall, Medicine formula to get wealthy (MM5, 1927)

93. Kues soo-tol' Jeem?
    Where is Jim going?

    — Lucy Thompson, Sentences (GAR-LT) (GAR-LT, 1922)

94. Kwe-see weesh-tue 'o ho nes-kwe-chokw' Ho-'o-wen. Ho-'o-wens ho nes-kwe-chokw'. Prwer'-k'uek keet wo soo-to' mo-kee.
    That is how he came to Ho'owen. He came to Ho'owen. He was going south then.

    — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Buzzard's Medicine" (I4, 1907)

95. Nue-mee chyue, nue-mee chyue te-ma soo-tol', w'e-sek', Kues tue ko 'o tek-toy'?
    Everywhere, he tried to go everywhere, thinking, Where will it stand?

    — Captain Spott, "The Obsidian Cliff at Rek'woy" (X16, 1907)

96. ... tue weesh-tue nee soo-tol'.
    ... Then she went.

    — Captain Spott, Myth of Rock (Once a Woman) (Xd, 1907)

97. Chahp-cheeek, tue wee-tee mehl 'we-wo-lek' Chahp-cheeek. Ma weesh-tue nee soo-tol'.
    Chahpchiik, that's why it is called Chahpchiik. That is where she went.

    — Captain Spott, Myth of Rock (Once a Woman) (Xd, 1907)

98. kwo (?) 'o'-le-peek 'o soo-tok'.
    .. go in the house.

    — Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (dictated) (SW1, 1902)

99. Hehl cho' he-gom'! Wo-no-ye-'eeks cho' soo-tom'!
    Go! Go to the sky!

    — Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (dictated) (SW1, 1902)

100. Kee noh-pe-wem', chuehl pa-'ah soot-'os k'ee chpee koh-chee!
     You will come in, go in the water only one time!

     — Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (dictated) (SW1, 1902)

101. We'yk-'oh... Peesh, weet kee k'enes-kwe-chok', kee chpee koh-chee pa-'aahl soo-tom'.
     Now ... When you arrive, you will go in the water only once.

     — Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (dictated) (SW1, 1902)

102. Kues me soo-tom'?
     Where did you go?

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

103. Hee-koh kee-tee soo-tok'.
     I am going across the river.

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