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cheporeg be cold weather

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

chepore'hl it is cold weather

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

ho'gon north wind, storm

kaameg be bad weather

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kege'y there is lightning

ke'ween 'we-leen hail

ke'ype'hl there is a flicker of lightning

k'e'go' there is lightning

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leptenoksee'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

lerpsuewer'y it is covered in mist

lerpternue'erwer'y it is bad weather

lewkwenohl be cloudy

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohpee'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

maay clear (of weather), pass by

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

mewech' it blows (wind), the wind is blowing in this direction

mewe's

mewomech' it blows in a particular direction (of the wind)

meworoh it is clearing (of weather), clouds are gone

mo'ohpeer fog

mo'ohpeerk be foggy

negahse'wey rainbow

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

nekeechwey rainbow

rewkwo'hl it is misty

rohpee'hl it clears (of weather)

rookw wind

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

roreer snow

roree' it snows

ro'r it snows

sahksah hail, hail

segep 'ue-pery rainbow

serrnerk'ws it is very windy weather

skeweg be good weather, be clear weather, be sunny weather

skewege'hl it is good weather, it is clear weather

skueweg be good weather

skuewege'hl it is good weather

swegoopeehl pour with rain

swerrk'ws there is a gust of wind, wind is blowing in this direction

swoopee'hl pour with rain, rain hard

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

ta'anoy'hl it is hot weather, it is sunny

ta'ehl be hot weather

ten

tenpewe'hl it is raining, rain, storm

tonpewe'hl it is showery

wonewslepah rainbow

wonue 'we-laayekah rainbow

Dictionary entry

ten • vn • rain

Lexicon record # 3472 | Source reference(s): R255 YLCB69
Semantic domain: weather

Sentence examples (25)

  1. Kolo keetee ten.
    It looks like it is going to rain.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (AG-07-1) (AG-07-1, 2006)

  2. Mos weyko' 'we-ten.
    It won't stop raining.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  3. Chpee nuemee keeko'l 'we-ten.
    It's always raining.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  4. Chpee nuemee 'we-ten.
    It won't stop raining.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  5. Sega'anee teno' 'we-ten.
    Sometimes it rains a lot.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  6. Noohl keech 'o kom kee 'we-teno''we-ten.
    Then we know we're going to have a rain.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  7. Noohl 'o kom keetee 'we-teno''we-ten.
    Then we know we're going to have a rain.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  8. Noohl 'o kom kee 'ue-pe'l soo ten.
    Then we know it's going to rain hard.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  9. Tue' weet 'o tetolohlehl, tue' weet keech 'o ten, tue' weet tee'n mehl 'we-ten.
    They cry and it rains, that's why it rains.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Moon and His Wife (GT2, 2003)

  10. Tue' weet 'em hlee ten.
    So it doesn't rain.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Moon and His Wife (GT2, 2003)

  11. Keetee ten hes?
    Is it going to rain?

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 17: "How's the weather? (Look at the sky.)" (GT3-17, 2003)

  12. Keech ten.
    It's raining.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 17: "How's the weather? (Look at the sky.)" (GT3-17, 2003)

  13. Ch'ueme'y ho 'we-ten.
    Quite a rain.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 17: "How's the weather? (Look at the sky.)" (GT3-17, 2003)

  14. Keech ten.
    It's raining.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences for Phonological Patterns (JB-01-12, 2001)

  15. Cho' ko heemooreyowo'm keech lohpee'hl, the cloueds are gathereeng, kolo keetee 'we-ten.
    Hurry up, the clouds are gathering, it's probably going to rain.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-010) (LA138-010, 1980)

  16. Neeko'l 'we-ten, keech kaameg.
    It's always raining, the weather is bad.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-015) (LA138-015, 1980)

  17. Peeshkaahl mehl lohpee'hl, keetee 'we-ten.
    The clouds are coming from the ocean, that means rain.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-017) (LA138-017, 1980)

  18. [Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee ch'ek'ch'ek'?] Ch'ek'ch'ek' tue' kem hegohkue'm kee 'we-ten. Hlmeykee' keech 'o tenpewe'hl.
    [Is the wren a hoore'mos?] Wren can make rain. If you disturb him it will rain.

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    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)

  19. Nek soo keetee ten.
    I think it will rain.

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

  20. Peeshkaahl mehl lohpee'hl keetee 'we-ten.
    The clouds are gathering from the sea, so it will rain.

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

  21. Neekee 'ue-koosee ten.
    It was raining everywhere.

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

  22. Mos tegen.
    It never rains.

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

  23. Keech soo ten.
    It is raining so (hard).

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

  24. Kolo keetee ten.
    It looks like rain.

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