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laa-yo-nekw

Dictionary entry

laa-yo-nekw • vi 3sg • he/she/it passes on water

Lexicon record # 1326 | Source reference(s): R215
Derivation: morphological structure laay-onewkw-

Sentence examples (3)

  1. Kue nue-mee laa-kaa-mo-peen tue' laa-yo-nekw kue 'yoch ko-lo nee-mee kaa-mop' 'o wee' mee' ko-lo wo-rue nee raa-yo'r.
    The boat passed through patches of very rough water as though it was quite smooth, as it seemed to move along on top of the water.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  2. Wo-nue nee laa-yo-nekw.
    It's floating.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)

  3. Nee laa-yo-nekw.
    Your boat is drifting away.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)