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mekw-cheg

Dictionary entry

mekw-cheg • n • snail • Variant mekw-choh

Lexicon record # 1648 | Source reference(s): AF(JB-02-09a) FS(WB:FS9) AS1
Semantic domains: fish and sea life; snakes and slimy animals

Other paradigm form

  • short form mekwch R221

Sentence examples (6)

  1. Mekwch.
    Snail.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)

  2. [Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee mekw-choh?] K'ee mekw-cheg tue' pe-gerk wee' ne-ge-pee' mekw-choh.
    [Is the snail a nunepuy?] Menfolks eat that, snails.

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    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)

  3. [Pishkaahl 'o koh hes wee' k'ee mekw-choh?] Paa', nee-mee peesh-kaahl 'o koh hehl-kue 'ee koh mekw-cheg.
    [Is the snail a pishkaahl 'o koh?] No, it's not seafood, snail is caught on land.

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    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)