Yurok dictionary
Your search: semantic domain greetings and polite expressions
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
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' thank you, thanks, I am grateful
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'
'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
'ayekwee' • excl • 1 alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead,
etc." 2 hello! • Variant
'oyekwee'
Lexicon record # 4197 | Source references: RS(ALK1939-1::30 YM435) YM435 JE69
Semantic
domain: greetings and polite expressions
Short recordings (2)
| Sentence examples
(3)
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'ayekwee' (spoken by Archie Thompson)
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'ayekwee' "hello" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)