Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

'ohpelek' • vi e-class • I am given

Lexicon record # 4341 | Source reference(s): R268
Derivation: morphological structure 'ohp-el-e-

Other paradigm form

• 3sg 'ohpe'l s/he is given R73

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (5)

1. Pekwsue hes 'ohpelek'?
   Will you feed me?

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

2. '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)

3. 'O gegoyhl kue roowo's, Neemee chpaa ko' nepee'mo'w nepuy, meweeshtue' 'wo-'ohpelehl kue nergery 'ue-knerperyerk.
   They were told, Soon you will eat salmon, because they were given what was left over by the assistant.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

4. Yo'hlkoh kelach 'ohpele'm.
   They will give it to you.

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

5. 'O gegoyhl, Ko 'o nepee'mo'w nepuy, meweeshtue' 'wo-'ohpelehl kue 'ue-knerperyerk.
   They were told, You will eat salmon, because they were given the leftovers.

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