Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

kokonewe'l • vn • be long (tufted things, grass, hair, etc.)

Lexicon record # 987 | Source reference(s): R209
Derivation: morphological structure kokonew-e'l-

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (3)

1. Kokonewe'l 'ue-meehl.
   They (cranes) have long legs.

   — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences About Animals (AG-01-2, 2004)

2. Kokonewe'l 'we-'lep kue wenchokws.
   The woman has long hair.

   — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 15: "Who Are Your Relations?" (GT3-15, 2003)

3. Kokonewe'l 'we-'hlp'ehl.
   She has long eyelashes.

   — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-02-13a) (JB-02-13a, 2001)