Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

no'p'enek' • vt e-class • I pursue, I chase • Variant no'p'eenek'

Lexicon record # 2262 | Source reference(s): R232 JE29 JE234 JE106 AF(AG-02-1)
Derivation: morphological structure no'p'-en-e-

Derived phrase or compound

• puuek nego' "slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush"

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (13)

1. no'p'enek' "I pursue, I chase" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

2. no'p'enes "Chase it!" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

3. no'p'enoyek' "someone chased me" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

4. no'p'e'n "he or she pursues" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)