Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: -ehlk- [-ehlk-] • medial suffix • ground, body, person • Variants -hlk-, -echk-, -chk-, -etk-, -tk-, -ark-, -rhlk-, -rhl-, -ehl-

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Search index (102)

chaahl sand, beach

chaahlkemoyehl they are sandy

chaahlke's it is sandy (floors, ground, etc.)

chegahchehl be tired

cheweehlkep'ak' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

cheweehlkesek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

cheweehlketek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

chergerhcherhl be tired, be lazy

chergerhcherhlkok' I am lazy

cherperhl be strong

cherperhlkok' I am strong

ha'p'ehl forget

hewehl get up

hewehlkeloy get up

hewehlkeloyek' I get up

hewehlkeloypek' I get up, I get out of bed, I wake up

hlker'merkerhlkeenek' I knot, I tie

hoolehlkenek' I stir a fire, I bank a fire

hoyhlkepek' I flap, I roll around, I flop, I wiggle

ho'omohtkok' I hurt, I injure

huemonark' it is warm

huemonar' be warm

kaamehl dirt, grave, graveyard

kaamehlkesek' I am dirty, I am rough

kehlkem red clay, floor

kep'ehl there is a housepit, hole in a tree, hole in the ground, housepit

keekerhl be dislocated (joint)

keekerhlkeenek' I dislocate

kmoyhl lie down, die

kmoyhlkesek' I lie down, I die

knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge

knetknet arrowhead, cartridge

knuehlkem deep gully, gorge

kerrmerhl be dirty, be murky, not for drinking (liquid, water)

kerrmerhlkerp' it is dirty (water)

kyerneekerhl sprain

kyerneekert sprain

laamyaahlkepek' I jump in front of

laayetkolek' I fly along, I fly past, I fly by

lechkechok' I pull out

lechkenek' I knock down, I throw aside

lehlkelok' I bury, I bake, I plant seeds

lehlkeloy crawl

lehlkeloypek' I crawl

lehlkenek' I throw, I scatter, I sort

letkolek' I fly

mekwehl pile up, be in a heap, be piled up, heap, pile

mekwehlkenek' I pile up (trans.)

menehl go out (of a fire)

menehlkenek' I extinguish, I turn off

menekolet freeze (of people)

menekoletkok' I freeze (of people)

me'yehl stinging nettle

me'yehlkemoyehl they are full of nettles

myaahlkahpeemek' I jump at

myaahlkepek' I jump, I jump at

myaahlkok' I jump

noowehlkenek' I gather

noowehlkeenek' I gather

nerweryhl be clear, be transparent (rock)

nerweryhlkerp' it is clear, it is transparent (liquid, rock, paper, cloth)

pechehlkemoyehl they have gravel on them

pegar dwell, inhabit

pegarke's it has a foundation

pegarkok' I dwell, I inhabit

pegerk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person

raahlkah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones

rechkok' I dance in a particular direction

sa'ahl have a fit, have a tantrum, ghost

sa'ahlkeyek' I have a tantrum

sa'ahlkuen' it is haunted

sa'ar be crazy, crazy person, insane person

sa'arkeyek' I am crazy, I am insane

sa'arkeyowok' I am crazy

sekeetkok' I am strong

ska'ehlkenek' I scatter by blowing

skeweehlkep'ak' I make flat, I clear

skeweehlketek' I make flat, I make clear, I level off

skeweehlke's it is flat, it is clear

skerweehlkerp' it is clear (of water)

sloyhl dried eel

sloyhlkemek' I filet an eel, I flatten an eel

sloyhlkep'ak' I sweep clean

sloyhlketok' I sweep

sloyhlketoy

sloyhlketo' brush, broom

sloyhlket' it runs downhill (a path)

sloyhlkewek' I flatten eels

slo'eehl be thin, be skinny (of people, animals)

smarkeet be toothless

smechken chipmunk

smehlkenek' I pull out (as hair, or grass)

sootkok' I am strong, I am able

swegehl gunshot

syaahl kick

s'erks'errperhl hit in the mouth

tenehlkenek' I put a lot (of something on something)

tewomehl be glad, happy

'ekek'orehl have strong legs

'oyhl lie (down)

'oyhlkesek' I lie (down)

'woogeyehlkesek' I am holy

Dictionary entry

sloyhlketoyvn • sweep • n • broom

Lexicon record # 3156 | Source references: R249 YLCB100
Derivation: morphological structure sloy-ehlket-...

Sentence examples (4)

  1. Kee sloyhlketoy.
    I'm going to sweep.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-037) (LA138-037, 1980)

  2. Keech ho sloyhlkenee', keech ho sloyhlketoy.
    It's been swept.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-037) (LA138-037, 1980)

  3. Neemee sloyhlketoy kel'.
    You have not swept it.

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

  4. Keemo'hl k'o-'o'hl 'ohlkuemee neemee sloyhlketoy kel'.
    Your house is dirty because you have not swept it.

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