Yurok dictionary

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ker-kur'yer-mery

Dictionary entry

ker-kur'yer-mery • vn • 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-ker-kur'yer-mery tet-ko'hl mee' keech 'o kom-chue'm 'we-sek' hee-noy keech 'o ge-gok'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)