Yurok dictionary

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cheesh

Dictionary entry

cheesh • adv • well [sentence particle]

Lexicon record # 135 | Source reference(s): R191

Sentence example (1)

  1. Ko'-mo'y hee-noy keech 'o noo-loo, 'o ge's, Cheesh, kwe-see keech kom-chue-mehl keech 'ne-nah.
    He heard them behind him answering, and he thought, Well, now (the folk there) know that the salmon are mine.

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