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helomeyek'

Dictionary entry

helomeyek' • vi e-class • I dance • Variant helomek'

Lexicon record # 427 | Source reference(s): R198 JE39 MM(ES44)
Semantic domain: ceremonies and dances

Other paradigm form

  • collective helomeye'm

Derived phrase or compound

  • Meweehl 'O Legehl "Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)"

Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (63)

  1. Keech helomeyek'.
    I'm dancing.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (AG-08-2) (AG-08-2, 2007)

  2. Keech helome'y.
    S/he is dancing.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (AG-08-2) (AG-08-2, 2007)

  3. Nek ho hegelomeyek'.
    I used to dance.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (AG-08-2) (AG-08-2, 2007)

  4. Nahschueh hes kue 'o melonee 'ela helomeye'm?
    Did you dance last night at the brush dance?

    Audio 

    — Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)

  5. Kues 'ela helomeye'm nahschueh?
    Where did they dance last night?

    Audio 

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

  6. Kues kee noohl helomeye'mo'w?
    How long have you (pl.) been dancing?

    Audio 

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

  7. Kues noohl nee ma hegoo'm?
    How far did you go?

    Audio 

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

  8. Kues nee lo hegoo'm?
    Where did you go?

    Audio 

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

  9. Tee'now helome'y?
    Who was dancing?

    Audio 

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

  10. Chela' kee helomeyes.
    Let's dance. (to one)

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 9: "What are you making? Making, Doing, Fishing" (GT3-09, 2003)

  11. Chela' kee helomeyee'm.
    Let's dance. (to a group)

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 9: "What are you making? Making, Doing, Fishing" (GT3-09, 2003)

  12. Kee helomeye'm hes?
    Are you going to dance?

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  13. Kue wogee 'o helomeyek'.
    I'm the center man.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  14. Nek kee helomeyek'.
    I'm going to dance.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  15. Keech 'ee' roo kee 'we-helomeye'm.
    It's time to dance.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  16. Keech 'ee' roo kee 'we-helomeyee'm.
    It's time to dance.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  17. Keetee helomeyehl.
    They're going to dance.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  18. Tee'now helome'y?
    Who's dancing?

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  19. Kaap' mehl helomeye'm.
    They danced with brush.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  20. Keech helomeyk'.
    I dance.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 21: "Culture" (GT3-21, 2003)

  21. 'Ne-me'y helome'y.
    My daughter is dancing.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (GT-IM) (GT-IM, 2003)

  22. Yo' helome'y.
    She is dancing.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Sentences (GT-IM) (GT-IM, 2003)

  23. Nahschueh ho helomeye'moh.
    Last night we were dancing.

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  24. Koora' 'we-helome'y.
    One person is dancing.

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  25. Chyue newook' kue wenchokws 'w-elomeye'mek'.
    I saw all the women dancing.

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  26. Chyue hes ho helomeye'mo'w?
    Have you all been dancing?

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  27. Ko'r 'we-helomeyek'.
    One (woman) is dancing.

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  28. Ko'r 'w-elomeyek'.
    One person is dancing.

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  29. Keech keychek. Skewok kee 'n-elomeyek'.
    I'm getting tired. I feel like dancing.

    Audio 

    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-05-1a) (JB-05-1a, 2002)

  30. Kue 'o helomeye'm ma hegook'.
    I went to the dance.

    Audio 

    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-03) (JB-01-03, 2001)

  31. Nek helomeyek'.
    I'm dancing.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Miscellaneous Sentences (GT-MISC) (GT-MISC, 2000s)

  32. Nekah ho helomeye'moh.
    We were dancing.

    Audio 

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (RHR) (RHR, 1951)

  33. Kelew hes ho helomeye'mo'w?
    Have you folks been dancing?

    Audio 

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (RHR) (RHR, 1951)

  34. Nek helomeyek'.
    I am (was) dancing.

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

  35. Pegerk 'emsee wenchokws helomeye'm.
    Men and women were dancing.

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

  36. Nekah ho helomeye'm 'emsee ho ruerowoo'moh.
    We were dancing and singing.

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

  37. Helome'y kue pegerk.
    The man is dancing.

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

  38. Kue pegerk helome'y.
    The man is dancing.

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

  39. Newoyek' 'n-elomeyek'.
    I was seen dancing.

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

  40. Tee'now ho helomeye'm?
    Who were dancing?

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

  41. Keech wey 'w-elomeye'm.
    They have finished dancing.

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

  42. Yo'hlkoh kee poy helomeye'm kesee kelew helomeye'mo'w.
    They will dance first and then you will dance.

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

  43. 'Ochkaa helome'y kue pegerk.
    The man is dancing now.

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

  44. Ke'l hes keech ho helomeye'm?
    Have you danced yet?

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

  45. Nekah keech ho hlkyorkwe'moh kee 'w-elomeye'm.
    We have already seen them dancing.

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

  46. Hegoyek' kue 'eekee helomeye'm.
    I heard that there was to be dancing then.

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

  47. Kelew hes ho helomeye'mo'w?
    Have you all been dancing?

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

  48. Keech helomeyek' 'o kue pyeweg.
    I have been dancing in the deerskin dance.

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

  49. Nekah helomeye'm 'emsee ho ruerowoo'moh.
    We danced and we sang.

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

  50. Kues kee noohl nue helomeye'm?
    How long are you dancing?

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

  51. Tee'now ho helome'y?
    Who was dancing?

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

  52. Tee'now ho helomeye'mehl?
    Who were dancing?

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

  53. Neekeechyue helomeyem'.
    Everybody's dancing.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)

  54. Kee kwomhlechenee helomek'
    I'll dance back

    — Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)

  55. Kwesee' 'o newo'm wee't 'o gelomeye'm.
    He saw that they were dancing there.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  56. 'O le'm, Kee megelok', kee noo helomeyk'.
    He said, I'll go with you, I'll dance with you.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  57. Mos wee't kee nohl helomeye'm kee nekah negohl helomeye'm.
    You can't dance as long as we dance.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  58. Kwesee' neekee 'w-elomeye'm.
    They kept on dancing.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  59. Kwesee' neemee' nuemee wo chpaa nohl helome'y.
    Coyote did not dance for a very long time.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  60. Kwesee' 'o legee', Mos wee't kee mehl wey k'-elomeyk'.
    He was told, That's not why you're quitting dancing.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  61. Paa', kee chpeen helomeyek'
    No, but I can dance.

    — Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)