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'oloye'w

Dictionary entry

'oloye'wvi e-class • it calls (e.g. of a bird), it hoots, it makes a noise, it squeaks (e.g. of a bed)

Lexicon record # 4352 | Source reference(s): R270 JE27 JE70
Semantic domain: sounds and speaking

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (2)

  1. Ke'l kwelekw k'ee soo no'omuenowonee k'ee 'wes'onew tue' k'ee nee tegetko'hl kee chpee 'e'goloyew.
    As long as the heavens endure you will just be hooting in the canyons.

    — Glenn Moore, Retelling of Robert Spott's "The Owl" (GM1, 2004)

  2. Ke'l kwelekw k'ee soo no'omuenowonee k'ee 'wes'onah tue' k'ee nee tegetko'hl kee chpee nee 'e'goloyew.
    As long as the heavens endure you will just be hooting in the canyons.

    — Robert Spott, "The Owl" (LA16-4, 1951)