Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: -et- [-et-] • transitive final suffix Variant -rt-

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

cheyohpeketek' I put by, I store

cheyohpetesek' I hide, I put by, I store safely

chiweyetek'

chyuup'ryrtek' I comb (transitive)

hoktketok' I butcher, I cut up

hoo'yk'etek' I lose

kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

knekwomeytek' I leave

knoyketek' I leave behind (more than one thing)

leketek' I pick up

lekomeyetek' I put, I set the table

lewoleyetek' I pull (a boat) through shallow water by hand

maawetek' I hit

ma'epetek' I tie up, I am greedy for, I wrap

menuuletek' I abduct

meworegetek' I spend, I spend everything

mewpetek' I choke

mewpewetek' I strangle, I murder (by choking)

mo'ohkeloytek' I make (something) into a ball, I clench (a fist)

myewoletek' I immerse

myooleyetek' I shove, I stick

myuletek' I dip, I immerse

naametek' I step on, I tread on, I walk

naamewetek' I grab in my mouth (chiefly of an animal), I tread, I bite

nekiletek' I pine, I miss, I have forgotten where

nohpuyetek' I bring something into a house

nookwomeyetek' I gather together, bring together

nrhsrprtek' I shave (trans.), I shave myself

pkwekomeyetek' I bring out my treasures, I bring out carefully

regohpetek' I fill

reweyetek' I tow

rohko'retek' I roll (something)

ro'ohpetek' I stand something

se'letok' I scrape mud off

skuwetek' I like, I enjoy, I like the taste of

srmrtek' I beat, I kill

srmrtrpek' I kill myself

swoo'metek' I smell (something)

swoyhlkweyetek' I scatter, I pour out

s'oope'weyetek' I hit in the face

tektetek' I build, I erect, I set down something heavy

tekunetek' I stick (them) together

ti'npeloytek' I dye (something) yellow

tmohkeloytek' I break (trans.)

tookso'weyetek' I hit (someone) in the face

toore'retek' I lay (something) across

weno'omewtek' I carry in the mouth

weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

'elomenetek' I unravel, I unwind, I untie, I unstrap, I take stitches out

Dictionary entry

chiweyetek'vt e-class • I crave, I am hungry for

Lexicon record # 139 | Source references: R191 FS(B199) JE36 YLCB
Derivation: morphological structure chiwey-et-e-

Sentence examples (4)

  1. Chiweyetek' ke'win.
    I'm hungry for eels.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 3: "Are you hungry?" (GT3-03, 2003)

  2. Chiweyetek' kegoh.
    I'm hungry for acorn soup.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 3: "Are you hungry?" (GT3-03, 2003)

  3. Chiweyetek'...
    I am hungry for...

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 26: "Food Vocabulary" (GT3-26, 2003)

  4. Nek kwehl chiweyetek' nepuy.
    I want to eat salmon.

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    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-03) (JB-01-03, 2001)