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rooyonew

Dictionary entry

rooyonew • vn • glide along on water

Lexicon record # 2912 | Source reference(s): R244
Derivation: morphological structure rooy-onewkw-

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  1. Tue' neekee 'we-rooyonew kue 'yoch; wehlowaa neema kohchee seeyo'w 'o puelekw, noohl 'o maayonekw kue 'yoch.
    Then the boat sped on; eleven times it broke through the waves at the mouth of the river, and then the boat went on its way.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)