Yurok dictionary

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kerkur'yermery

Dictionary entry

kerkur'yermeryvn • flow crookedly (of a river, etc.)

Lexicon record # 1082 | Source reference(s): R211
Derivation: morphological structure krku'yrm-oyk-

Sentence example (1)

  1. Tue' weet 'ee mehl so'n we'yk'oh k'ee 'we-roy 'ue-kerkur'yermery tetko'hl mee' keech 'o komchue'm 'w-esek' heenoy keech 'o gegok'w.
    That is how it came about that today the bends in the river are sharp because he knew that (the daughter of the head of the river) was coming after him.

    — Lowana Brantner, "Wohpekumew and the Salmon" (LA16-3, 1951)