Dictionary entry
perey • vn • grow old (of a woman) • n • old woman, old lady
Lexicon record # 2545 | Source reference(s):
FS(B211) R238 JE52 JE97 JE150
Semantic
domain: people
Other paradigm form
plural pegerey JE238 JE97 YLCB94
Short recordings (5) | Sentence examples (22)
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Nahchesek' kue pegerey 'esee kue meweemor kue che'lonee nepuy.
I give the elders smoked salmon.
— Georgiana Trull, Sentences (LC-01-2) (LC-01-2, 2007)
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To'woh perey.
That's enough, old lady. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 7: "Okay. Expressions" (GT3-07, 2003)
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Kue perey nuemee penohpe'y.
The old woman is very good-natured. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 15: "Who Are Your Relations?" (GT3-15, 2003)
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Perey.
Old woman. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 22: "People/Relatives" (GT3-22, 2003)
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Pegerey.
Old women. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 22: "People/Relatives" (GT3-22, 2003)
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Keech hlewkwelech' kue perey.
The old woman is snoring. — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences for Phonological Patterns (JB-01-12, 2001)
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Nee'eehl perey kolo keech 'eemok'w 'we-leen.
There were two old women who looked like they were blind.— Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)
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Noohl heekon pecheek ho 'ok'w perey, tue' wo'oot ho 'ok'ws 'ue-k'ep'ew.
Once upon a time an old woman lived up the river, and she had her grandson there with her.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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Tue' keet 'o sku'y soo 'ok'w kue perey mee' neeko'l ko'l 'we-so'nk'enek' kue mewah.
And then the old woman began to live better because the boy was always catching something in his fishing.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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Keet 'o pe'l 'emkee k'ee toomenee sonowonee ch'ue'ch'eesh tue' nuemee chue kegohche'w, kem 'o ge'm kue perey:
He began to get bigger and then he would catch all sorts of birds, and the old woman said:— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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Pekw 'ue tewomehl kue perey.
The old woman was very glad.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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'Ikee markue'm, kem 'o ko'mo'y kem kue perey 'ue-koweesh nege'm.
Then he gobbled it all up, and heard the old woman pick up her stick.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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K'ee nuemee muueweemor 'emsee pegerey wo'hl tue' chpee weesh kee nepee'mehl, kwelekw nepuy wee chpee mehl so'n kahkah ke'ween keges 'emsee kwo'ro'r kwelekw k'ee kwen kee nepue'.
Only very old men and very old women could eat salmon then; but this only concerned salmon; and sturgeon, eels, surf fish, and candlefish could be eaten all the time.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
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Perey wee 'ok'w tue wo'oot nuemee ha'm, Wek kee shonowo'm.
There was an old woman there and she said, This is what you will do.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
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Teloguemek' kue perey sochpeyeween.
I am annoyed at what the old woman said.— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
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Kue perey neeegeyhl kue 'ue-k'ep'ew.
The old woman took her grandson with her.— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
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Kohchee perey ho pegarke's.
There once lived an old woman.— Robert Spott, No'och (RS1, 1933)
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'O le'm kue perey, skwohl chee heksek', Kowecho' nah kyaanekso'm muewee herhhlkerh.
The old woman said,— Robert Spott, No'och (RS1, 1933)
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Kwesee 'o le'm kue perey, Wokhlew, tos, nohpe'wes.
And the old woman said, Thank you, child, go inside.— Robert Spott, No'och (RS1, 1933)
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Kwesee neekee wee nee chekchek kue perey.
And the old woman ...— Robert Spott, No'och (RS1, 1933)
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Kwesee kue mewah kee 'ap neeegoh neeyah... kue perey keech hohkuem 'wes'onah.
And the boy ...— Robert Spott, No'och (RS1, 1933)
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Kwesee.. noweenep'.. chegey keech hoorech... kue perey... we'yon... uueksoh.
— Robert Spott, No'och (RS1, 1933)