Yurok dictionary

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chuuehl well, goodbye, so be it

chuue' well, goodbye, come on

hoyeee oh!, hey!, hello!

koweeshcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful

mueschen really, truly, true, yes, truly

ney

neyen greeting between women

nowoh greeting between men

pee'wo' why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay

tos child!

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

wor mode of address by a man to his wife

'aiyekwee' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc.", hello!, long for, miss

'ey yes

'ohlkuem of course, you're welcome

'oyeee hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyuuekwee' hey!, hello!, oh!

Dictionary entry

ney • excl • greeting between women

Lexicon record # 2158 | Source reference(s): R229 YLCB4
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

Sentence examples (4)

  1. Kues cho' soo newoyek', ney?
    "How do I look?"

    — Frank Douglas, Mouse and Toad (FD3, 1970)

  2. 'O le'm, Kues cho' soo newoyek', ney?
    She said, "How do I look?"

    — Frank Douglas, Mouse and Toad (FD3, 1970)

  3. Kwesee keech 'ela skuykep' kue locho'm noohl 'o gee' kue negeneech, Ney, kues cho' soo newoyek'?
    The toad dressed herself and then said to the mouse, My dear, how do I look?

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

  4. Kwesee keech 'ela wey 'we-chuerp'ery kue negeneech, noohl weet 'ela myah noohl 'ap ha'm, Kues cho soo newoyek'? Ney, to's keech mermeryerwerk'?
    And when the mouse had finished combing her hair, she jumped up and said, How do I look? My dear, am I pretty now?

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