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chuuehl

chuue' well, goodbye, come on

hoyeee oh!, hey!, hello!

koweeshcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful

mueschen really, truly, true, yes, truly

ney greeting between women

neyen greeting between women

nowoh greeting between men

pee'wo' why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay

tos child!

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

wor mode of address by a man to his wife

'aiyekwee' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc.", hello!, long for, miss

'ey yes

'ohlkuem of course, you're welcome

'oyeee hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyuuekwee' hey!, hello!, oh!

Dictionary entry

chuuehl • excl • well, goodbye • so be it • Variants chuehl chuue'

Lexicon record # 315 | Source reference(s): R195 YM26 R195 JE62
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

Sentence examples (12)

  1. 'O legee', Chuue'hl.
    Then he was told, All right.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

  2. Noohl 'o le's, Chuue'hl kee menechook'.
    Then she thought, Now I'll go away.

    — Mary Marshall, Medicine formula to get wealthy (MM5, 1927)

  3. Chuehl, kee le'moh.
    Well, let's go.

    — Mary Marshall, Sentences (TTW-A) (TTW-A, 1909)

  4. Chuehl, we'yk'os k'a-'a'.
    Well, you had better quit writing.

    — Mary Marshall, Sentences (TTW-A) (TTW-A, 1909)

  5. Peesh weeshtue' 'o le's, Chuuehl kee yegook' mehl wee'.
    So he thought, "Well, I will go for it."

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)

  6. Noohl 'o soonok's 'w-esek', " Chuehl tue' pechkuek kem kee sootolek' laaheewon."
    Then he thought, "All right, I'll go far upriver along the sky."

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)

  7. Peesh weeshtue' 'o lem', " Chuuehl, wee' 'o kee sootol' 'o yo' kue mer'wermerykernee 'ue-pa'aanah.
    So he said, "All right, she will go where the water comes from.

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)

  8. 'O lem', " Chuuehl wee' 'o chekch'es."
    He said, "All right, sit here."

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)

  9. " Chuuehl, 'ohlkuemee kwelekw weetue' son' mosee' kee 'ue-pyekwchenee sook mocho kee mok'w 'we-nepuyonah."
    "All right, because it won't be right if there are no salmon."

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)

  10. 'O lem', " Chuehl s'ue'logen'.
    He said, "All right, it has been opened.

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)

  11. Chuehl, ke'l sonowo'm, Wohpekuemew ?
    [Gambler:] "Well, where (?) are you, Wohpekumew?

    — Lame Billy, Gambling medicine formula (Ac, 1902)

  12. Chuuehl, to' kee nahchechek'.
    All right, I'll pay you.

    — Weitchpec Frank, Elicitation (WF1, 1902)