Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

tmoh • vn • be broken

Lexicon record # 3599 | Source reference(s): MM(ES25)
Derivation: morphological structure tm-oh

Other derivatives of the theme tmohk-

• tmoh-ke-lo-yehl "they are broken"
• tmoh-ke-loy-shook' "I break (trans.)"
• tmoh-ke-loy-tek' "I break (trans.)"
• tmoh-ke-lue-mek' "I break"
• tmoh-ke-ree "half"

Sentence examples (5)

1. Koh-toh he-gor nee-ma tmoh noohl poy ma hee' kue 'nep-sech, Kwe-lekw ske-wok-sey-ye'm kee k'er-ner-gery kee hehl-kue 'we-ne-kue' k'ee ne-pe'-woo.
   A month and a half in advance my father was told, You are wanted to help in the taking ashore of the first salmon to run.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

2. Keech tmoh.
   It's broken (a stick).

   — Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)

3. Trkterrp keech tmoh.
   The axe is broken.

   — Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)

4. Trkterrp keech ho tmoh.
   The axe was broken.

   — Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)

5. Trkterrp kee-tee tmoh.
   The axe will be broken.

   — Anonymous, Sentences (JC) (JC, 1889)