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ma-'ahs-kehl

Dictionary entry

ma-'ahs-kehl • n • spear

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

Sentence examples (8)

  1. Che'-mekw keech 'o hue-mo-ne-pehl, noohl 'o ga'm kue me-wee-mor, Nek kue hlook' kue ma-'ahs-kehl; keech 'ee 'we-son kee 'ne-goo'-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. Kwe-lekw wee' keech 'oyhl k'ee ma-'ahs-kehl.
    The spear is lying here.

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

  3. Noohl kue 'nep-sech wo-neeks 'o so'n ma-'ahs-kehl, noohl pue-lekws 'o ne-wo'm kyue' nee 'ue-ko-'oh ko'l 'we-so'nk-'e-nuue'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 me-ne'-mehl so heer, noohl 'o ko hlo'm kue 'ue-ma-'ahs-kehl kue me-wee-mor reeek-'ew 'ee-kee laa'y so pue-lekw.
    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 kwom-hle-cho'l kue me-wee-mor, ske-lee 'ap nek' kue 'ue-ma-'ahs-kehl, weesh-tue' 'ap 'o key kue 'nep-sech '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-'ahs-kehl yue's 'o soo-to'l kue we-no-'o-mo'r kue ne-puy.
    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 choo-na'-mee ko-lo 'we-roh-see-mek', kue me-rueh 'we-chee wo-neek soo'n kue 'ue-ma-'ahs-kehl 'ee-kee 'ue-ma-'ahs-kek'.
    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 hehl-kue keech 'o soo-no-nee, noohl nows 'o nek' kue 'ue-ma-'ahs-kehl.
    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)