Yurok dictionary

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'ohlkuem

Dictionary entry

'ohlkuem • excl • of course, you're welcome

Lexicon record # 4366 | Source reference(s): JE97 YLCB10 YLCB104
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (6)

  1. 'Ohlkuem.
    You're welcome. (Of course.)

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 3: "Are you hungry?" (GT3-03, 2003)

  2. 'Ohlkuem
    All right. (harsh, reluctant)

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 7: "Okay. Expressions" (GT3-07, 2003)

  3. 'Ohlkuem, to' wee' sho'n.
    Sure, that's the way it is.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 7: "Okay. Expressions" (GT3-07, 2003)

  4. 'Ohlkuem.
    Of course (a way to say 'You're welcome').

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 26: "Food Vocabulary" (GT3-26, 2003)

  5. 'Ohlkuem.
    (Do you think so?) Yes.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)

  6. 'Ohlkuem, to' wee' shon'.
    Sure, I'll be very happy to do it.

    — Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James, "Yurok Sentences" (CICD1, 1985)