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roo be a particular time, time, hour
'o-wook tomorrow, the next day
chmey-yaan yesterday
koy-poh in the morning, early, early morning
nahs-chueh last night
hee-kon formerly, once, long ago, in the past
cho-mee'sh noon
nahs-che-wen night
he-gor month
kyah
chmey' it is evening
chmey-yo-nen be evening, evening
kee-puen be winter, winter
lok-see'hl it is a year
kee-shen be summer, summer
wook morning, dawn, be morning
key-yoh early fall, early autumn
we-no-'o-me'hl it is a particular season, season
chmey-yok-see'hl it is evening, it is dusk, it is late
wohl-ke-chee' it is morning
wooyhl all night, overnight
chmey yesterday, late
heech-mey the day before yesterday
ke-choy all day
we-no-'o-mok-see'hl it is a particular season
'o-wook-paa the day after tomorrow
koh-che-wech first month in old Yurok calendar, one month
roo-tep' it is a particular time
choo-na-'a-wech fourth month in old Yurok calendar, four months
cher-wer-ser' seventh month in old Yurok calendar
hee-ko-nee formerly, once
hoh-kem eleventh or twelfth month in old Yurok calendar
kaa-moh twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar
ke-lo-mehl fall, autumn
ke-lo-mok-see'hl it is a period of time (month, season, year?)
key-yoh-ke-moh early fall, early autumn
kne-wo-le-ta' eighth month in old Yurok calendar
koh-chaa-wech sixth month in old Yurok calendar
kerr-mer-cher' ninth month in old Yurok calendar
kyah-che-nee vernal
me-ro-yoo fifth month in old Yurok calendar
na-'a-wech second month in old Yurok calendar, two months
noh-soo tenth month in old Yurok calendar
pye-gaa-goh eleventh month in old Yurok calendar
'or' it is the first sliver of the new moon
Dictionary entry
kyah • vn • rise (sun or moon) • n • spring (season), vernal
Lexicon record # 1139 | Source references: R212 R212 JE126 JE143
Semantic
domains: times and seasons; astronomy and the sky
Special meanings or uses
kue ho kye-gah east [literally, "where (the sun) always rises"] R212 [directions and locations]
kol-chee kyah every month [literally, "whenever (the moon) rises"] R212
k'ee kyah spring YLCB76 [times and seasons]
keech kyah sunrise YLCB115
'o kye-gah where the sun comes up, the east GM(AQ-1)
Short recordings (4)
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kyah "spring" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)
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kyah "rise" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)
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'o kye-gah "where the sun comes up, the east" (spoken by Glenn Moore)
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'uek-yah "when the sun comes up" (spoken by Glenn Moore)