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kwer-yer-wek'

Dictionary entry

kwer-yer-wek' • vi e-class • I whistle (esp. in calling someone)

Lexicon record # 1297 | Source reference(s): R214
Semantic domain: sounds and speaking

Other paradigm forms

  • iterative kwer-ger-yer-wek' FS(LA138-006)

  • repetitive kwery-kwer-yer-wek' FS(LA138-006)

Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (2)

  1. kwer-yer-werk' "I whistled (to call or signal)" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  2. kwer-yer'w "he or she signals (by whistling)" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  3. kwery-kwer-yer'w "he or she whistles" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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