Yurok dictionary

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mer-wer'y

Dictionary entry

mer-wer'y • v imp e-class • the final dance at the brush dance is danced

Lexicon record # 1902 | Source reference(s): R225
Semantic domain: ceremonies and dances

Sentence example (1)

  1. Hee-kon 'e-nue-mee pe'l soo me-lee', kwe-see kue kee-tee 'ue-mer-weryk' 'ee-kee too'm nue hlkeee-gor.
    Once upon a time a very big brush dance was held, and when the final dance was about to take place everyone went to watch.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Toad and the Mouse" (LA16-6, 1951)