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poy

Dictionary entry

poy • adv sf • ahead, in front of • See poyew

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Special meanings or uses

  • poy so-no-wok' I am ahead, I am first R240 JE5

  • poy so-nee-ne-pek' I feel superior, I am bossy R240 JE130

  • poy 'o-ro-go' s/he is walking ahead, s/he is going ahead JE6 JE60

Sentence examples (32)

  1. Poy keech ro-'o-pek'.
    I've won a foot race.

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    — Glenn Moore, Sentences (AG-03-1) (AG-03-1, 2004)

  2. Kee muuehl poy.
    We have to settle first.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 9: "What are you making? Making, Doing, Fishing" (GT3-09, 2003)

  3. Poy roo 'ee nes-kwe-choo'm.
    You came early.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)

  4. Poy roo 'o nes-kwe-chook'.
    I came late.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)

  5. Poy roo 'o nes-kwe-choo'm.
    You came late.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)

  6. Poy roo 'o nes-kwe-chok'w.
    He came early.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)

  7. Hee-noo roo 'o nes-kwe-chok'w.
    He came late.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)

  8. We-noo'm poy kue pyuer-ke-re'm 'o chaahl!
    Come and get out of the sand!

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    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-01) (JB-01-01, 2001)

  9. Ne-kah keech poy ne-woh.
    We saw them first.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences with Iteratives, Passives, and Repetitives (JB-02-14a, 2001)

  10. Poy ro-'o-pek'.
    I'm running in front.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-001) (LA138-001, 1980)

  11. Poy keech ro-'op'. Ko-leen noohl hee-noy keech we-no-'o-mo'r.
    S/he's running ahead. Someone else is running way behind.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-001) (LA138-001, 1980)

  12. Nek poy keech rue-re'm.
    I'm swimming ahead of you.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-006) (LA138-006, 1980)

  13. Ko-we-cho' poy laa-yow.
    Don't move along in front of someone.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-008) (LA138-008, 1980)

  14. Hes nue-mee poy so'n.
    S/he is really the best, I adore him.

    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences in Jessie Exline's Yurok Dictionary (YD, 1980s)

  15. Ne-ge-neech poy key-chee-nep'.
    Mouse got dressed first.

    — Frank Douglas, Mouse and Toad (FD3, 1970)

  16. Kwe-see noohl 'o ga'm kue wer-gers, Nek poy keech so-no-wok' 'ohl-kue-mee kem keech 'ee 'ne-tek-toh.
    And then the fox said, Now I am on top, because it is now my own log again.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Fox and the Coon" (LA16-5, 1951)

  17. Kol-chee ko'l soo-tok'w kue chee-nes kem tue' se-ga'-nee poy 'o chee nue raa-yo'r kue 'ue-ka-'ar.
    Whenever the young man went anywhere his pet would often run right on ahead of him.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  18. Cho' poy ko 'o key kue k'e-rah-cheen, ke'l cho' hee-noy 'oo-lo-'oh.
    Your friend is to sit in the front of the boat, and you stand behind.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  19. Kwe-see kue weet 'o-wook ke-choyk 'o ne-wee' ko-lo 'ee ne-wee' 'we-sey-yek' kwe-lekw ko'l sook poy 'ue-we-no-'o-mue-rehl.
    The next morning they looked and fancied they saw some things swimming ahead of them.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  20. Se-gep poy nee-kee 'oo'-rep', tue' keech ro-'op' kue 'we-ne-geee'n kues soo 'oo-le'-mo'w k'ee wee nee 'oo-le'-mo-nee.
    Coyote went on ahead, and ran to see how people lived who lived there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  21. Noohl 'o ko hlo'm kue 'ue-key-yom 'e-nue-mee poy we-nok'w.
    Then he took his basket and went ahead.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  22. 'Enue-mee poy we-no-'o-mo'r kue ne-puy.
    The salmon came on forward.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  23. Noohl se'-re-cho-nee ko-weesh 'e-mehl choo-ne'n 'o tekw-so'm noohl kue 'nep-sech 'o key poy 'e-ma nek' kue 'lahp-sew.
    Then with a sharpened stick she cut four pieces and put the plate in front of where my father was sitting.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  24. Ko-lo 'ee ne-wee' 'we-sey-yek' ko'l sook poy 'ue-we-no-'o-mue-rehl.
    It seemed that some things were swimming in front.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  25. Kue hee-noy ho we-no-'o-mo'r poy keech ro'.
    The one who was behind has run ahead.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  26. Yo'hl-koh kee poy he-lo-mey-ye'm ke-see ke-lew he-lo-mey-ye'-mo'w.
    They will dance first and then you will dance.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  27. Ko-wee-cho poy 'ee-kee ro-'o-pe'm!
    Don't run ahead at once!

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  28. Ke'l kee ko poy mehl ko'-mo-yok' ke-see 'o ge-gook'.
    I will hear from you before I go there.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  29. Tue' se-ga-'a-nee poy 'o chee nue raa-yo'r.
    And frequently it ran right on ahead.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  30. Cho poy ko 'o key kue k'e-rah-cheen.
    Your friend must sit in front.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  31. To' nue-mee 'wes-kwe-lo'y 'ee-mee 'ue-ma poy so'n.
    Although he was brave he did not come first.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  32. Kee cho' poy nue raa-yo'r.
    (You) go run ahead.

    — Amits of Kep'el, Medicine not to see rattlesnake (Nb, 1906)