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ma'ahskehl

Dictionary entry

ma'ahskehl • n • spear

Lexicon record # 1592 | Source reference(s): R219
Semantic domain: hunting and fishing

Sentence examples (8)

  1. Che'mekw keech 'o huemonepehl, noohl 'o ga'm kue meweemor, Nek kue hlook' kue ma'ahskehl; keech 'ee 'we-son kee 'n-egoo'loh; nek kue hlook' kue k'e-ka'.
    They warmed themselves a little, and then the old man said, I will fetch the spear; now we are ready to go; I will bring your blanket.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  2. Kwelekw wee' keech 'oyhl k'ee ma'ahskehl.
    The spear is lying here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  3. Noohl kue 'ne-psech woneeks 'o so'n ma'ahskehl, noohl puelekws 'o newo'm kyue' nee 'ue-ko'oh ko'l 'we-so'nk'enuue'm.
    Then my father picked up the spear, and he saw people standing at the mouth of the river fishing.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  4. Noohl 'o mene'mehl so heer, noohl 'o ko hlo'm kue 'ue-ma'ahskehl kue meweemor reeek'ew 'eekee laa'y so puelekw.
    Then the men went away from the water, and the old man took his spear and went down to the river mouth along the shore.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  5. Noohl 'o kwomhlecho'l kue meweemor, skelee 'ap nek' kue 'ue-ma'ahskehl, weeshtue' 'ap 'o key kue 'ne-psech 'o key.
    Then the old man went back and put down his spear, and sat down where my father was sitting.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  6. 'O ko hlo'm kue 'ue-ma'ahskehl yue's 'o sooto'l kue weno'omo'r kue nepuy.
    He took his spear and went over to where the salmon was coming in.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  7. 'O choona'mee kolo 'we-rohseemek', kue merueh 'we-chee woneek soo'n kue 'ue-ma'ahskehl 'eekee 'ue-ma'ahskek'.
    After making as if to spear it four times, the fifth time he lifted up his spear and then speared it.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  8. Kue hehlkue keech 'o soononee, noohl nows 'o nek' kue 'ue-ma'ahskehl.
    When the salmon had been lifted out of the water, he put down his spear.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)