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kaamop'

Dictionary entry

kaamop' • v imp e-class • it is rough water

Lexicon record # 730 | Source references: R204 JE113
Derivation: morphological structure kaam-ohp-e-

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Sentence examples (6)

  1. Mos keech newok' weet 'we-soo kaamopek'.
    I've never seen such rough water.

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

  2. Tue' kolchee plop', kem 'o kaamop' 'o yue'.
    And whenever it flooded, the water was rough there again.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Klamath Bridge" (LA181-10, 1986)

  3. Kue nuemee laakaamopeen tue' laayonekw kue 'yoch kolo neemee kaamop' 'o wee' mee' kolo worue nee raayor'.
    The boat passed through patches of very rough water as though it was quite smooth, as it seemed to move along on top of the water.

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

  4. To' wee 'we-nuuewoyk' 'ue-kaamopek'.
    I have never seen such rough water.

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

  5. 'Imee kaamop'.
    It it not rough water.

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

  6. Neekee chue 'o kaamop'.
    It is rough water all the way.

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