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chegaanoksek' I forgive

chegeyonahpeemek' I am tired of

chegeyoneenepek' I am tired of

chegeyonepek' I am annoyed at (someone)

chkenoowok be very stupid, be very poor

chkenoowoksek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chperwerk

chperwerkseemek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

chperwerksek' I remember, I long for, I think about

chpokseemek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chpoksek' I think, I meditate

hahpeleen be lively, be happy

hahpeleenepek' I feel lively, I feel happy

heyomoksek' I am lucky

hlmeyokseemek' I am suspicious of

hlmeyorkweeshonek' I am feared, I am an object of fear

hohsepek' I am ashamed

homtah play, play with, be happy

homtepek' I play, I play with, I am happy

hooroksek' I am cunning, I am clever

kaamok be disliked

kaamokseemek' I dislike, I hate

kemolochek' I am jealous, I envy

kesomewehlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)

kesomewtek' I am homesick

kochpoksek' I think over, I meditate

k'enrokseemek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'ensoonokseemek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

menewkwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

nekteyok' I admire the cleverness of a person

nektok like (a favorite), pity

nektokseemek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

nerryerksek' I betray a trust

nerryerwerksek' I am betrayed

nokseemek' I think of

noweenah be happy, enjoy

noweenepek' I am happy, I enjoy, I like the feeling

peerwerkseemek' I love

pkwok find out

pkwokseemek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out

pyerwerkseemek' I love

pyerwerkseeshonowok' I am lovely

rokseemek' I trust

skewok want, wish, love, like

skewokseemek' I want, I wish, I love, I like

smeykoluemek' I pine, I miss

soneen feel, think (a particular way)

soneenah feel, think

soneenepek' I feel, I think (a particular way)

soonoksek' I think

soono' be angry, be furious, resent

soono'p'eyok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent

sweyokseemek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

sweyokseeshonowok' I am rude

sweyoneenepek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade, I doubt myself, I dislike the idea

tegokseemek' I praise

tektomoksek' I am angry, I am mad

tenuemonok have bad luck wished on one, bad luck, spirits, insane

tenuemonokseemek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on

tenuemonoksoyek' I have bad luck wished upon me

tetolohlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)

tewomehl be glad, happy

tewomehlkook' I am glad, I am happy

teytesek' I am angry

teytomok be angry (at someone)

teytomokseemek' I am angry (at someone)

teytomosek' I am angry, I am mad

te'noyok' I feel insulted

te'noyowok' I feel insulted

tokseemek' I admire, I respect

tyohpeeshonowok' I am hateful

tyohpeyok hate, dislike

tyohpeyokseemek' I hate, I dislike

wa's'eeshonowok' I am pitiful, I am wretched

wa's'ok pity

wa's'okseemek' I pity

wega'sok be unselfish

wega'sokseemek' I am unselfish

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

Dictionary entry

chperwerk • vn • remember, think of, miss, pine for, become lonesome for

Lexicon record # 271 | Source reference(s): R194 JE111 YLCB34
Semantic domain: feelings and emotions
Derivation: morphological structure chprw-oks

Special meaning or use

Kweles chpee chperwerk He is selfish [literally, "he thinks only of himself"] JE118

Sentence examples (9)

Keech chperwerk 'ne-chek.
I'm lonely for my mother.

— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 8: "Look! Observations" (GT3-08, 2003)
Keech chperwerk.
I'm remembering.

— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 12: "How do you feel?" (GT3-12, 2003)
Neeko'l 'ne-chperwerk kue 'ema neeege'yoh.
I always think of the time we were together.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-017) (LA138-017, 1980)
Keech wey 'ne-chperwerk.
I quit thinking about it.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-021) (LA138-021, 1980)
Mocho keech chperwerk noohl 'o tegetehl.
Whenever she thinks of that person she cries.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-057) (LA138-057, 1980)
Neeko'l 'ne-chperwerk kue ma 'ne-neeege'yoh.
I always remember the walk we took together.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Noohl 'o chperwerk 'n-esek' kyue' nee 'ok'w 'ne-cheeek.
Then I remembered my money was there.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
'Ochkeech chperwerk.
I have just thought of it.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Nek neeko'l 'ne-chperwerk kue 'we-hlkelonah kue 'o ko newochoh.
I always remember the place where I saw you.

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