Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

no'p-'e-nek' • vt e-class • I pursue, I chase • Variant no'p-'ee-nek'

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 ne-go' "slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush"

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (13)

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

2. no'p-'e-nes "Chase it!" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

3. no'p-'e-no-yek' "someone chased me" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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