Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

hlkeleekra' • n • shrew, mole

Lexicon record # 1491 | Source reference(s): R218 JE90
Semantic domain: miscellaneous small mammals
Derivation: morphological structure hlkelikra'

Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (3)

1. Hlkeleekra'.
   Mole.

   — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)

2. [Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee hlkeleekra'?] 'Ee, wot kem wegaayenoch' hlkeleekra'. Keech ko 'o kyegah kee chesee' so'n 'ue kee molenee sow.
   [Is the mole a hoore'mos?] Yes, mole will give warning. When he starts coming oup out of the ground, there's bad things will happen.

   — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)