Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain greetings and polite expressions

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Broader semantic domain: activities

Related semantic domain(s): ceremonies and dances, food, drink, and cooking, games, hunting and fishing

Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic

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chuehl well, goodbye, so be it

chuue' well, goodbye, come on

hoyeee oh!, hey!, hello!

koweeshcho'

mueschen really, truly, true, yes, truly

ney greeting between women

neyen greeting between women

nowoh greeting between men

pee'woh why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay

tos child!

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

wor mode of address by a man to his wife

'ayekwee' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc.", hello!

'ey yes

'ohlkuem of course, you're welcome

'oyekwee' long for, miss, hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyeee hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyuuekwee' hey!, hello!, oh!

Dictionary entry

koweeshcho'excl • thank you, thanks, I am grateful [now usually used for food or drink, not for other things]

Lexicon record # 1030 | Source references: R210 JE134 YLCB10
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

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  1. koweeshcho' (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  2. koweeshcho' "thanks for food" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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