Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

ne-ge-neech • n • 1 mouse 2 bastard child

Lexicon record # 2086 | Source reference(s): R228 JE91 WF(ALK10:25)
Semantic domains: mice and rats; people

Special meaning or use

• chue-lue nee ne-ge-neech jumping mouse [literally, "mouse on Bald Hills"] FS(B200)

Derived phrase or compound

• chue-lue nee ne-ge-neech "jumping mouse"

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (16)

1. ne-ge-neech "mouse" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. ne-ge-neech "mouse" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

3. ne-ge-neech "mouse" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

4. ne-ge-neech "mouse, bastard child, jumping mouse" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)