Yurok dictionary

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Broader semantic domain: physical world

Related semantic domain(s): landscape, place names, rocks and inanimate natural objects, astronomy and the sky

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cheporeg be cold weather

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

chepore'hl it is cold weather

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

ho'gon north wind, storm

kaameg be bad weather

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kegey' there is lightning

ke'ween 'we-leen hail

ke'ype'hl there is a flicker of lightning

k'e'go' there is lightning

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leptenoksee'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

lewkwenohl be cloudy

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohpee'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

lerpsuewery' it is covered in mist

lerpternue'erwery' it is bad weather

maay clear (of weather), pass by

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

mewech' it blows (wind), the wind is blowing in this direction

mewomech' it blows in a particular direction (of the wind)

meworoh it is clearing (of weather), clouds are gone

mo'ohpeer fog

mo'ohpeerk be foggy

negahse'wey rainbow

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

nekeechwey rainbow

rewkwo'hl it is misty

rohpee'hl it clears (of weather)

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

roreer snow

roree' it snows

ror'

sahksah hail, hail

segep 'ue-pery rainbow

skeweg be good weather, be clear weather, be sunny weather

skewege'hl it is good weather, it is clear weather

skueweg be good weather

skuewege'hl it is good weather

serrnerk'ws it is very windy weather

swegoopeehl pour with rain

swoopee'hl pour with rain, rain hard

swerrk'ws there is a gust of wind, wind is blowing in this direction

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

ta'anoy'hl it is hot weather, it is sunny

ta'ehl be hot weather

tenpewe'hl it is raining, rain, storm

tonpewe'hl it is showery

wonewslepah rainbow

wonue 'we-laayekah rainbow

Dictionary entry

ror' • v imp e-class • it snows

Lexicon record # 2886 | Source references: R243 JE123 JE124 YLCB70
Semantic domain: weather

Sentence examples (11)

Keech ror'.
It's snowing.

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— Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-03-1) (AG-03-1, 2004)
Ho ror'.
It's been snowing.

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— Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-03-1) (AG-03-1, 2004)
Keech ror'.
It's just now beginning to snow.

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— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 17: "How's the weather? (Look at the sky.)" (GT3-17, 2003)
Keech ror'.
It's snowing.

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— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 30: "Environment." (GT3-30, 2003)
Keech ro'r.
It's (already) snowing.

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— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences for Phonological Patterns (JB-01-12, 2001)
Keetee ro'r.
It's going to snow.

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— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences for Phonological Patterns (JB-01-12, 2001)
'Emkee, mocho keech 'o wey 'we-sahksah, noohl 'o tenpewe'hl, kue wee' kem 'o sahksah, 'owook koy kwesee keech 'o ror'.
Then, when the hail stops, then it rains, then it hails again, and then early in the morning it turns to snow.

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— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-030) (LA138-030, 1980)
Keech ror'.
It is snowing (has started to snow).

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

— Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)
Keech ror'.
It has snowed

— Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)
Kwesee' 'o tenpewe'hl kwesee' 'o ror' kwesee' 'o menekoletkohl kue '-uueksoh.
It rained and it snowed and all his children froze.

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