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tokues

Dictionary entry

tokues • n • pelican (brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis)

Lexicon record # 3625 | Source reference(s): R257 JE102
Semantic domain: birds

Derived phrase or compound

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (6)

  1. Tokues.
    Pelican.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)

  2. 'Ee yohpechok'w tokues up Wohke'l.
    The pelican walks around in circles up (by) Wohke'l.

    Audio 

    — Howard Ames, Sentences (HA, 1990)

  3. [Pishkaahl 'o koh hes wee' k'ee tokues?] K'ee tokues kem peeshkaahl wee' 'o huenowonee.
    [Is the pelican a pishkaahl 'o koh?] Pelicans "grow" in the sea.

    Audio 

    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)

  4. [Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee tokues?] 'Ee, tokues kwel peeshkaahl 'o goore'mos.
    [Is the pelican a hoore'mos?] Yes, pelican is a sea animal.

    Audio 

    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)