Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

nah-chek' • vt e-class • I give, I allow (somebody to do something), I let (somebody do something)

Lexicon record # 2005 | Source reference(s): R226

Other paradigm forms

• passive 3sg nah-che'l R226

• bipersonal 1sg/3sg nah-chee-sek' R73, nah-che-sek' JE59 • I give to him/her

• bipersonal 2/3sg nah-chee-se'm R73, nah-che-se'm you give to him/her

• bipersonal 3sg/1sg nah-che'n, nah-chee-pe'n he/she/it gives to me R73

• bipersonal 1pl/3sg nah-chee-soh we give to him/her R73

• bipersonal 3pl/1sg nah-chee-paahl they give to me R73

• bipersonal 1sg/3pl nah-chees-'o' I give to them R73

• attributive 3sg/3pl nah-che'-leesh R226

• bipersonal impv na'ch-'een give (it to) me! R74

Short recordings (5) | Sentence examples (65)

1. nah-che-chek' "I give it to you" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. nah-chee-sek' "I gave it to him or her" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

3. nah-chek' "I gave it" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

4. nah-che-lek' "it was given to me" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

5. na'ch-'es "give it" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)