Dictionary entry
chpuerkook' • vt oo-class • I take care, I do something carefully, I am easy on something, I touch it gently
Lexicon record # 277 | Source reference(s):
R194 JE28 AF(JB-02-11)
Derivation: morphological structure chpur-k-oo-
Other paradigm form
attributive 3sg/3pl chpuerkonee careful R194
Special meaning or use
cho' chpuerkoo'm be careful!, be gentle with it! AF(JB-02-11)
Sentence examples (6)
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Cho' chpuerko'mo'w wee' k'e-laayee'm o'w kue laas, ... kee k'e-lehlkoo'.
Be careful walking on that trail. You might fall ...
— Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)
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Cho' chpuerkoo'm kee k'e-saa'agochek'.
Be careful in speaking Yurok. — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)
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Cho' chpuerkoo'm.
Be careful. — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)
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Cho' nuemee chpuerkoo'm woneek k'e-soonek' weet nuemee 'o kwoyteme'l cho 'oloneme'm.
Lift it up very carefully, and carry it like this right on your shoulder.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
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Noohl 'enuemee chpuerko'm soo chyuuek'we'n 'o mechee.
Then she sat down carefully by the fire.— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
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Tue chuehl ne'ges 'ne-kaap'ehl! Cho' chpuerkoo'm 'ne-kaap'ehl!
Take my plant! Take care of my plant!— Lame Billy, Gambling medicine formula (Ac, 1902)