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neworkwek'

Dictionary entry

neworkwek' • vt e-class • I am able to see

Lexicon record # 2157 | Source reference(s): R229
Derivation: morphological structure new-orkw-e-

Special meaning or use

  • Neemee nework'w he is blind, he can't see JE20

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (5)

  1. Sa'anee weet soo pe'l soo tenpewe'hl keemee neworkwek' kue wee' 'ne-laayek'.
    Sometimes it rains so hard I can't see where I'm going.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)

  2. Pe'l soo tenpewe'hl 'ee keemee neworkwek' kue laas 'ne-laayek'.
    (Sometimes) it rains so hard I can't see the way I'm going.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)

  3. Keech neworkwek'.
    I can see well.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-026) (LA138-026, 1980)

  4. Neemee' neworkwek', keech neemee' neworkwek'.
    I can't see.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)