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ruerowok'

Dictionary entry

ruerowok'vt oo-class • I sing • vt o-class • I boil over, I sing [In the early twentieth century, oo-class inflection is documented for this verb; in the modern language only o-class inflection is found.]

Lexicon record # 2922 | Source reference(s): YT1026 R244 JE120
Semantic domain: ceremonies and dances
Derivation: morphological structure rur-ow-o-

According to Weitchpec Frank (ALK78:34), nrrmryek' refers to the leader of a song and rurowok' refers to "the second voice or accompanier".

Other paradigm forms

  • 3sg [oo-class] ruerowo'm YT1026

  • 3sg [o-class] ruero'w I3 JE120

  • collective ruerowoo'm R244

Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (43)

  1. ruerowohl "they are singing" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  2. ruerowok' "I sing" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  3. ruerowok' "I sing" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  4. ruerowuue'mo'w "you (plural) sing" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  5. ruero'w "s/he sings" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

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  6. ruero'w "s/he sings" (spoken by Violet Moore)

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