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wonu up, above, over, on top of
hinoy after, behind
pulekw down river, at the river mouth
pulik down river, far down river, at the river mouth
lekwsi outside
wonekw
hehlku ashore, on land
skeli down
now away
pechu upriver, upstream
wonew above, overhead, in the mountains, higher, in the hills
hehlkik inland, in the mountains
wogi middle, in the middle
pulekuk down river, at the river mouth
himar below, under, underneath
wonik upward
hikoh across (water)
pechku upriver, upstream
riik'ew shore, sandbar, ashore, river's edge, shore line
hikoch across (water)
choolekw down, downhill
kesomewet on the left
skelik down
woru overhead, on the surface
lekw outside, out
pechik up river, upstream, far upriver
hehlkew in the mountains, mountain
prwrh south
hir inland, north side
kes down
wohpewk "the direction about at right angles to the course of the lower Klamath, or roughly
southwest", across the sea, west
wonekuk up, above, on
hichoo below, downhill, a little bit downhill
hiko'ch'uk across (water)
hinoyk after, behind
hipur a little bit downriver, down below, northward
sohchi up, on top, above, on
wohpuk into water
hichoy below, underneath
hima'rk'uk below, underneath
himech front, in front
hino' after, behind, following
hipech upriver, upstream, a little bit upriver
hirkik inland
hitoy here
pechow upriver, upstream
pul below (lower down the river)
wohpew across the sea, west
won up, above
wonep' hill
wonukuk above, overhead
choolew below, downhill
hiwon above, a little way above
prwrw south, town
pur north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)
pureyow north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)
wohpekw across the sea, west
woop' out in the water (of an island, etc.)
woop'i out in the water (of an island, etc.)
woop'ik out in the water (of an island, etc.)
himarkik below, underneath
hinahpch behind (a person), following behind
hipureyow northward, toward the (Klamath) river mouth
hirken inland
hiwoh across the sea, halfway
hiwo'nik above
laapishkah along the seashore
lekwsew outside
prwry south
puloyoh below (lower down the river)
wechpus confluence
wonoyoo up, high up
'o slookw downhill
Dictionary entry
wonekw • adv • up, above, uphill (from the river) [takes pronominal prefixes]
Lexicon record # 3933 | Source references: R265 JE3
Semantic
domain: directions and locations
Other paradigm form
Short recordings (6)
| Sentence examples
(25)
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wonekw "up" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)
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wonekw "uphill (from the river)" (spoken by Glenn Moore)
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wonekw rechah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)
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wonekw so rechah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)
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wonekw 'we-laa rechah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)
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wonekws "above" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)