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maat'p'ohl

Dictionary entry

maat'p'ohl • n pl • senseless ones (of children)

Lexicon record # 1603 | Source reference(s): R220 JE30
Derivation: morphological structure ...-ohlkw-

Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (4)

  1. Maat'p'ohl keech pyuerkeree'm.
    Children are playing.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 15: "Who Are Your Relations?" (GT3-15, 2003)

  2. Kues 'oole'm kue maat'p'ohl?
    Where are the children?

    Audio 

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

  3. Maat'p'ohl 'ue-pelepek'.
    It's not a big deal (literally, it's children fighting).

    Audio 

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (UW-PP-18a-1) (UW-PP-18a-1, 1980)

  4. Telogehl kue maat'p'ohl.
    The children are sick.

    — Lucy Thompson, Sentences (GAR-LT) (GAR-LT, 1922)