Dictionary entry
tepo'n • vi e-class • it is fixed, it stands (of things), it is rooted, it is vertical [ro'oh is used as the plural]
Lexicon record # 3511 | Source reference(s):
R255 JE127 HIC69
Derivation: morphological structure tep-on-e-
Other paradigm form
attributive 3sg/3pl teponee R255
Ko 'O Tep "a village on the Klamath, downriver from Pekwon"
Woogehl 'O Tepo'n "a hill near 'O Men"
'Erkerh 'O Tep "a knoll near Requa where there was fishing"
Wohkelo' 'O Tep "the big ridge downriver of the Requa Inn"
Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (14)
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Wee'eeet 'o tepo'n stohstek'.
There's a young fir growing there.
— Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)
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Wee'eeet 'o tepo'n s'e'goh.
There's a madrone growing there. — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-10) (AG-10, 2008)
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Kue k'oo'y wee' weet 'o go key kue 'erplers 'o teponee.
The bluejay is sitting in the apple tree. — Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)
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'U-'wes wonues tepo'n.
His "limb" was sticking up. — Glenn Moore, Discussion and sentences related to a Coyote story (GM4, 2004)
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Weet 'o tepo'n s'e'goh.
There's a madrone tree growing there. — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)
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Kowecho' kemoroyowo'm because neemee tege'ne's k'ee wee' 'o teponee. Nekee' kem skewok.
Dont be a sneak-thief, because there aren't very many (plums) on the tree. I want some too. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-001) (LA138-001, 1980)
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Neekee pekoyoh kue wee' 'o teponee.
All the trees are red. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-020) (LA138-020, 1980)
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Kyue' 'o tepo'n.
Ther'e it stands (a tree). — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-040) (LA138-040, 1980)
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Kyue' 'o teponee.
There it stands. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-040) (LA138-040, 1980)
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Kee penuuelesek' mee' ko'l sook k'en 'ok'w 'n-aawechkeech 'o tepo'n.
I'll put my load down because there's something in it that's sticking into my back. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-057) (LA138-057, 1980)
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Pechkuek 'ela sloychol', pechkuek 'o 'we-teponek' 'we-hlke'mah.
Far upriver he descended, far upriver where a ladder stood.— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
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heseeerk 'emehl tepo'n k'ee 'O Schegep' heseeerk emehl tepo'n, mo wee see 'o legohkue' we'y kee s'oktop'.
off 'O Schegep' on the shore, when he was going to make it red.— Captain Spott, "The Obsidian Cliff at Rek'woy" (X16, 1907)
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Chee'n koy ho tepo'n segep 'we-ykwet.
There was a rainbow in the morning.— Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)