Dictionary entry
mo-'oh • vn • curl up
Lexicon record # 1870 | Source reference(s):
FS(B208)
Derivation: morphological structure mo'-oh
Other paradigm form
repetitive moo-mo-'oh be lumpy (e.g. of a mattress) AF(JB-02-04)
Other derivatives of the theme mo'ohk-
- mo-'oh-ke-loy "curl up"
- mo-'oh-ke-lo-yehl "they are round (and large)"
- mo-'oh-ke-loy-pek' "I curl up"
- mo-'oh-ke-loy-tek' "I make (something) into a ball"
- mo-'oh-ke-ro-yehl "they are round (and small)"
Sentence examples (5)
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Moo-moh keech se-pee-nehl.
They all hug each other.
— Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)
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Keech moo-mo-'oh kue ha-'aag.
The rocks are getting round. — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1b, 2001)
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Hehl neee'n keech moo-mo-'oh.
Look! They (stones) are round. — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1b, 2001)
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Wek 'e-la mo-'oh.
It was curled up there. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)
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Wek ho 'oyhl-ke's, wek 'e-la mo-'oh.
It was lying here, it was curled up here. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)