Dictionary entry
rue-ro-wok' • 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] rue-ro-wo'm YT1026
3sg [o-class] rue-ro'w I3 JE120
collective rue-ro-woo'm R244
Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (43)
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rue-ro-wohl "they are singing" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)
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rue-ro-wok' "I sing" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)
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rue-ro-wok' "I sing" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)
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rue-ro-wuue'-mo'w "you (plural) sing" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)
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rue-ro'w "s/he sings" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)
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rue-ro'w "s/he sings" (spoken by Violet Moore)