Dictionary entry
noorew • vn • be pretty, be beautiful
Lexicon record # 2283 | Source reference(s): R232
Other paradigm form
iterative negoorew
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (7)
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Noorew kue we'yon.
The teenage girl is pretty.
— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 12: "How do you feel?" (GT3-12, 2003)
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Neee'nes kue noorew negahse'wey.
Look at the pretty rainbow. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 17: "How's the weather? (Look at the sky.)" (GT3-17, 2003)
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Noorew kue kaap' keyoh.
The leaves are pretty in fall. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 19: "What time is it?" (GT3-19, 2003)
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Noorew kue cheeeshep' k'ee kyah.
The flowers are pretty in spring. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 19: "What time is it?" (GT3-19, 2003)
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Neee'nowos kue noorew wer'yers. (One.)
Look at the pretty girl! — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-03) (JB-01-03, 2001)
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Neee'nes kue noorewonee wer'yers!
Look at the pretty girl! — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-03) (JB-01-03, 2001)
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Newook' noorew we'yono'.
I saw some pretty girls.— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)