Yurok dictionary

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pe-wah

Dictionary entry

pe-wah • vn • wash the face

Lexicon record # 2553 | Source reference(s): RS(ALK1940:99v) R238

Other paradigm form

  • iterative puue-wah wash the face (plural) R238

Sentence examples (3)

  1. Kee kue saa-wo'n, noohl 'o pe-wah.
    It'll cool off, then you wash your face.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-036) (LA138-036, 1980)

  2. 'Ochkaa pe-wah.
    I'm washing.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)

  3. 'Ochkaa k'e-pe-wah.
    You're washing.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)