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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 up, above, uphill (from the river)
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
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
kes • adv • down
Lexicon record # 833 | Source references: JE89 FS(B202)
Semantic
domain: directions and locations
Special meaning or use
Sentence examples
(4)
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Kwesi wi'iit kich 'enumi plop', 'ishkuu mo'ok'w ku ... 'u-kaamopek''o kes.
And it really flooded there, and slowly there wasn't any rough water down
there.
— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Klamath Bridge"
(LA181-10,
1986)
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'O'l kas 'i so sloychok'w riik'ew, 'o laa'y so pul.
He went just down the river a little ways, he went downstream along the edge
of the river.
— Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane
(MM3,
1927)
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Kwesi' ku 'w-ahpewehl 'em wonkewehl 'o kas kich tem legi' Segep, Ko'n nu' nep's.
His wives were soaking acorns down the river after trying to tell Coyote to
go and eat.
— Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane
(MM3,
1927)
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Kwesi' koypoh ku 'u-kuchos 'em newo'm kes 'oohlke's.
In the morning his grandmother saw him where he was lying.
— Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun
(MM4,
1927)