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 greeting between women

neyen greeting between women

nowoh greeting between men

pee'wo'

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

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

Lexicon record # 2588 | Source reference(s): JE149 YLCB10 YLCB104
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

Sentence examples (5)

  1. Pee'wo'.
    You're welcome, sure.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 3: "Are you hungry?" (GT3-03, 2003)

  2. Pee'wo'.
    Okay. (I'll do it)

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 7: "Okay. Expressions" (GT3-07, 2003)

  3. Pee'wo'.
    Sure (a way to say 'You're welcome').

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 26: "Food Vocabulary" (GT3-26, 2003)

  4. Pee'wo'.
    Sure; ok.

    — Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James, "Yurok Sentences" (CICD1, 1985)

  5. 'O le's, Pee'wo'.
    He thought, Okay.

    — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Turip Young Man and His Dogs" (dictated version) (I1, 1906)