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tomoyek'

Dictionary entry

tomoyek' • vi e-class • I am an adult, I am a particular age

Lexicon record # 3641 | Source reference(s): R257 JE6

Other paradigm forms

  • 3sg to'm R257

  • irregular repetitive tokto'm it is a particular age (of things), it is in bits, it is in groups, in large quantities R257 JE121

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (18)

  1. Kues to'm?
    How big (of a house).

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)

  2. Wek tomoyek', k'ehl tomoyek'.
    I am this tall (small), I am very small.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-005) (LA138-005, 1980)

  3. We'y keech tomoyek'.
    I am (a certain) age.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-005) (LA138-005, 1980)

  4. K'ehl nuemee tokto'm, sega'anee popsew, neeko'l nepuy, sega'anee kahkah, sega'anee cho' nerper'w k'en 'ok'w.
    It was in tiny bits, sometimes bread, always salmon, sometimes sturgeon, sometimes there was meat.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Feeding Otters" (LA181-31, 1986)

  5. Kues tomoye'm?
    What is your age? How old are you?

    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences in Jessie Exline's Yurok Dictionary (YD, 1980s)

  6. 'O neskwechok'w ho mer'wermery, 'o 'ohpe'l kwelekw tokto'm kue nepuy.
    He came to the head of the river, and there he was offered salmon in great quantities.

    — Lowana Brantner, "Wohpekumew and the Salmon" (LA16-3, 1951)

  7. K'ehl nuemee to'm kue mewah, kwesee keet 'o pe'l weet 'o so'n keskee chpee nee yegok'w mos wey 'ue-kertkerk'.
    The boy was very small, but as he began to grow up it turned out that all he would do was to go down to the water's edge and was never done with fishing for trout.

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

  8. Wee' 'ueweyuuen to'm k'ee puuek.
    This is the biggest deer I have ever seen.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  9. Keech toktomoyehl kee 'ue-muech megetohlkwepehl.
    They are old enough now to look after themselves.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  10. Mos nek keech tomoyek' k'ee ke'l tomoyom.
    I am not as old as you are.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  11. K'ee keech tomoyoh noohl muech megetohlkwepek'.
    Since I have been grown up I have looked after myself.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  12. Yo' na'mee lok keech to'm.
    He is now two years old.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  13. To' 'elekw wee' 'ueweyuuen to'm k'ee puuek.
    Well, this is the biggest deer ever.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  14. Wek tomoyek'.
    That is my age.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  15. Keech nahksemee lok to'm.
    He is now three years old.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  16. Kwesee' 'o hlo'm kue 'ekah wo'eeks so neee'nowo'm 'o newo'm k'en 'oohlke's k'ehl nuemee to'm.
    She picked up that cap, looked inside of it, and saw in it there lay something very small.

    — Mary Marshall, Medicine formula to get wealthy (MM5, 1927)