Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: -ew- [-ew-] • medial suffix • mouth

This suffix, which often co-occurs with the transitive final suffix -et-, usually refers to actions done with the mouth or affecting the mouth in some way.

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Search index (15)

ho-lee-mew be woven (baskets)

kaa-mew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour

kaa-me-we-tek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

mew-pew be strangled, be choked

mew-pe-we-tek' I strangle, I murder (by choking)

naa-mew grab in one's mouth (chiefly of animals)

naa-me-we-tek' I grab in my mouth (chiefly of an animal), I tread, I bite

tey-ke-lew bite

we-no-'o-mew be carried in the mouth

we-no-'o-mew-tek' I carry in the mouth

wey-yew be woven, be finished (of baskets)

wey-ye-we-tek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

'e-ke-we-tek' I hold something in my mouth

'ee-'ee-kew hold something in the mouth

'oh-pue-mew be fed