Dictionary entry
chpaa-nee • adv • far, long (time), late
Lexicon record # 243 | Source reference(s): R194
Sentence examples (11)
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Chpaa-nee chke'y.
He's been sleeping for a long time.
— Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-005_4) (JB-005_4, 2002)
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Chpaa-nee' hes k'e-rue-rek'?
Is it too far to swim? — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-002) (LA138-002, 1980)
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Keech chpaa-nee pa-'aahl ho 'ok'w.
It's been lying for a long time in the water. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-015) (LA138-015, 1980)
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Keech chpaa-nee chke'y.
S/he overslept. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-048) (LA138-048, 1980)
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Chpaa-nee chkey-yek'.
I slept too long. — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-050) (LA138-050, 1980)
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To' chpaa-nee noohl 'o go-'oh-ko'hl, soo nee ro-'o-nep' kue 'yoch.
Then it was dark for a long time, and the boat still sped on.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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Chpaa-nee neee'-no'w ho pa-'aahl.
For a long time he would gaze out over the water.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
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Keech chpaa-nee chwe-geen.
You have been talking a long time.— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
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Kue ke'l ko'-mo-yoo-mom rue-ro-woo kwe-lekw keech chpaa-nee wee' mehl re-gue-ro-woo'm.
The songs you sing, they have been singing them for ages.— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
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Ko'l 'ee key chpaa-nee neee'-no'w ho pa-'aahl.
He sat somewhere and gazed far out over the water.— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
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Keech hes chpaa-nee k'ah-pew?
Have you been married long?— Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)