Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

wek • pron • this, that, these, those, thus, here

Lexicon record # 3811 | Source reference(s): R261

Sentence examples (131)

1. Wek nee 'oyhl.
   It's lying there.

   — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)

2. Wek 'oyhl puuek.
   A deer's lying there.

   — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)

3. Wek neehl weet sooneehlkwook'.
   This is what I dreamed.

   — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)

4. Wek 'oyhl skuyenee tektoh.
   There's a good log.

   — Glenn Moore, Discussion and sentences related to a Coyote story (GM4, 2004)

5. Wek nee 'ook'.
   I'm staying here.

   — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 5: "What are you doing?" (GT3-05, 2003)

6. Cho' wek 'o keromek'woysh... pueleek 'o lekoyo'.
   Turn the water so it flows downriver.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-001) (LA138-001, 1980)

7. Noohl wek nee kmoyhl.
   People are camping all around.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-003) (LA138-003, 1980)

8. Wek tomoyek', k'ehl tomoyek'.
   I am this tall (small), I am very small.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-005) (LA138-005, 1980)

9. Wek 'o k'loyk'.
   It's draped there.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-005) (LA138-005, 1980)

10. Wek 'ee k'loyk'.
    It's draped there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-005) (LA138-005, 1980)

11. Noohl wek 'o kwetoyoks.
    Its sticking way out there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-006) (LA138-006, 1980)

12. Wek laayolek'.
    I passed this place.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-007) (LA138-007, 1980)

13. Wek laayonee'.
    It was brought along here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-007) (LA138-007, 1980)

14. Wek laayonemek'.
    I carried it by here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-007) (LA138-007, 1980)

15. 'O kew wee' cho' ko lechkene'm, wek 'o kmoyhl skuyenee.
    Throw some (cooking rocks) into your burden basket, they lie nicely.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-008) (LA138-008, 1980)

16. Wek lehlkenek'.
    I scatter them.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-008) (LA138-008, 1980)

17. Cho' wek neke'm.
    Put it down.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-008) (LA138-008, 1980)

18. Chaahl cho' wek lechkecho'm.
    Rake the sand out of there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-008) (LA138-008, 1980)

19. Wek neemee wee' 'we-son.
    This is not the same.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-014) (LA138-014, 1980)

20. Wek weesh 'we-newook'.
    This is what he saw.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-014) (LA138-014, 1980)

21. Wek wee' 'we-laaye'mek' kue le'monee.
    This is the road they took, the people that left.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-014) (LA138-014, 1980)

22. Wek 'o 'eko'l.
    This is where he hovers.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-014) (LA138-014, 1980)

23. Wek 'o 'ee'eeko'l kue spegeee.
    This is where the hawk hovers.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-014) (LA138-014, 1980)

24. Noohl wek ho wooya'r.
    The branch was leaning all the way across.

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

25. Nuemee wek 'o wooya'r.
    The branch is leaning clear across.

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

26. Wek 'o wooyk'.
    It's draped there.

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

27. Wek 'we-che'loy'hl.
    This is a dry place.

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

28. Neekee kue wek 'o too'moh weet ma laayo'omah.
    We all ran by this place.

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

29. Neekee k'ee wek 'o too'moh wee' ma laayo'omah. Neekee wee' k'ee wek 'o too'monee weesh ma laayo'omah.
    We all ran past this place. They all ran past this place.

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

30. Cho' ko muehlsoo'm kee wek 'o kmoyhl.
    Wipe them all off.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-022) (LA138-022, 1980)

31. Wek me'womek.
    It starts there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-023) (LA138-023, 1980)

32. Wek 'ne-merw. Cho' negeme'm k'er-merw, wek keech 'oo' k'ee merwperh.
    This is my lunch. Take your lunch, it's lunchtime.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-024) (LA138-024, 1980)

33. Wek kee mer'wermeryk'.
    The stream starts there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-024) (LA138-024, 1980)

34. Wek nekek'.
    I placed it here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-025) (LA138-025, 1980)

35. Wek keech no'omuenowok'.
    I am so many years old.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-027) (LA138-027, 1980)

36. Wek 'ema key.
    Someone sat here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-031) (LA138-031, 1980)

37. Wek laapkwooleek'.
    It came hurtling through here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-032) (LA138-032, 1980)

38. Wek keech 'o ro'onep' 'ne-tel. Wek keech 'o ro'oh 'ne-tel.
    My pain is running through here. My pain is is standing here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-033) (LA138-033, 1980)

39. To's kem kee ro'ope'm, 'o ge'm, 'Ey, 'o gee', Keech wek too'm kee rego'.
    So you're going to run, and he says, Yes, and they said, All of these are going to be runners.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-033) (LA138-033, 1980)

40. Noohl wek 'o smeryk' 'ne-chewes.
    I skinned my hand.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-036) (LA138-036, 1980)

41. Kolo wek so'noyok'.
    It seems like I heard it that way.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-038) (LA138-038, 1980)

42. Nek wek so'noyok'.
    I thought I heard it this way.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-038) (LA138-038, 1980)

43. Nek hesek' wek so'noyok'.
    I thought I heard it this way.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-038) (LA138-038, 1980)

44. 'We-noohl wek 'o serrneryk' kue mey.
    Then the tears trickle down there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-038) (LA138-038, 1980)

45. Wek keech serrneryk' mee' keech tohpe'w.
    It's leaking because there's a hole.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-038) (LA138-038, 1980)

46. Ke'l wek keech 'o mekwehl k'e-koweesh, nek tue' wek keech 'o mekwehl 'n-a'aag.
    You've piled up your sticks there, and I've piled up my rocks here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-039) (LA138-039, 1980)

47. Wek 'o tektee'.
    It's been put here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-040) (LA138-040, 1980)

48. Wek ko 'o tek.
    It'll sit here (place it here).

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-040) (LA138-040, 1980)

49. Wek toomoneehl.
    That's how much it cost.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-042) (LA138-042, 1980)

50. Wek too'.
    That's how much it cost.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-042) (LA138-042, 1980)

51. Wek 'o toora'r.
    It's lying across there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-042) (LA138-042, 1980)

52. Wek 'o toora'r, cho' wonue laaye'm.
    It's lying across there (a log), go across on top of it.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-042) (LA138-042, 1980)

53. Wek weno'omek'.
    It's stretching across there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-044) (LA138-044, 1980)

54. Wek 'o 'ekenek'.
    I'm watching it there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)

55. Wek 'ela mo'oh.
    It was curled up there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)

56. Wek ho 'oyhlke's, wek 'ela mo'oh.
    It was lying here, it was curled up here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)

57. Wek kee 'n-ooluuel.
    I will carry it in my boat.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)

58. Wek 'ooleenek'.
    I'm lying down here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)

59. Cho' wek 'ooleene'm.
    You stretch out over here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)

60. Wek keech 'ue-myegah.
    It keeps twitching.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-047) (LA138-047, 1980)

61. Wek laayetkolee'm.
    They're flying by.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-050) (LA138-050, 1980)

62. Wek 'o ro'op' 'ne-telogehl, puenomeehl.
    My pain is running (through) here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-050) (LA138-050, 1980)

63. ... mee' wek ko newo'w wek 'o teko'n.
    ... because you see where it's marked.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-052) (LA138-052, 1980)

64. Wek 'o tektah.
    It's sitting there (a heavy object).

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-052) (LA138-052, 1980)

65. Wek lootek'.
    I put it here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-055) (LA138-055, 1980)

66. Wek soone'weye'm.
    You're studying its expression.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-055) (LA138-055, 1980)

67. Cho' wek mehl hohkueme'm mestok.
    Make a mattress with this.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-056) (LA138-056, 1980)

68. Keech wek laayehlkelo'y kue chey.
    The little one crawled by.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-056) (LA138-056, 1980)

69. Wek laayehlkelo'y.
    It crawled along here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-056) (LA138-056, 1980)

70. Wek raayueree'm nepuy.
    The fish are swimming by.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-057) (LA138-057, 1980)

71. Wek raayo'opek'.
    I ran by it.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-057) (LA138-057, 1980)

72. Wek 'o laayok's nahko'.
    The board is lying along here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (UW-PP-18a-1) (UW-PP-18a-1, 1980)

73. [Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee shekwshoh?] Paa', neemee hoogee' wek sow.
    [Is the quahog clam a hoore'mos?] No, I never heard what it is.

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

74. Wek nee yoole'm puuek.
    There are deer walking around here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (RHR) (RHR, 1951)

75. Mocho kee yegoye'm, Kowecho' wek serrhlerper'm, cho' 'o nego'leyo'm, mee' 'eenee k'ee huuek kee pkwechok'w.
    If they say to you, Don't do that, you'd better believe them, because this child will come out.

    — Georgiana Trull, Potato Boy (GT4, 2007)

76. Noohl k'ee wek 'we-roy heerkeek' 'o wohpeya'r tektoh.
    One time up in this creek, there was a log laying across the water.

    — Glenn Moore, Retelling of Florence Shaughnessy's "The Fox and the Coon" (GM2, 2004)

77. 'O ge'm, Kwelekw, 'och wek kyue' 'o koo' kue muelah, chpee ko'r muelah.
    He said, Well, one horse is standing there, only one horse.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)

78. Kue koreen, kue cheenes 'o ge'm, Wek nee 'oolo'oh! Wek nee 'oolo'oh puuek!
    The young man said, There it is! There's the deer!

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Two Boys Kill a Donkey" (LA181-16, 1986)

79. Wek laayetkweloshook'.
    I drag it along here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

80. Wek laayetkweloyshook'.
    I drag it along here.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

81. Wek soone'weyem'.
    Your face looks like

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

82. Wek sooneehlek'.
    I dream this.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

83. Wek sooneehlkwok'.
    I dream this.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

84. Wek sooneehlkuemek'.
    I dream about someone this way.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

85. Wek to'mp'aak'.
    This much is mine.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (NYD, 1985)

86. Wek mos kelew hasee wohpew kee negosepee'm 'ohlkuemee mos kee sku'y soo goole'mo'w ko'l kee nee kmoyhlkesee'mo'w.
    Here you shall not marry into families in the west, because you would not fare well and would perish on the way.

    — Bessie Fleischman, "The Story of the Klamath River Song" (LA16-2, 1951)

87. Noohl k'ee wek 'we-raayoy 'we-heerkeek 'o wohpeya'r tektoh, tue' wee'eeet reeegaayo'r kue wergers k'enego'hl kem keech kyue' weno'omo'r.
    In those days way back in this creek a log lay across the water, and a fox used to cross over on it and was often running there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Fox and the Coon" (LA16-5, 1951)

88. Kwelekw nek hesek' chpeewee 'ue-kwere'weyek' 'oohl 'o k'ee wek 'ue-'wes'onah.
    But I think you are the sharpest faced person under these heavens.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Toad and the Mouse" (LA16-6, 1951)

89. Tos kwelekw skuye'n 'we-re'noh; ko'l sook wee' kee mehl ko hohkueme'm; wek kee nekue'.
    Child, this one's feather is pretty; you will make something with this; we will put it away.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

90. Yo' kem 'o ro': Yaha, kolo wek 'o ket'op' 'ahspeyue'r; hahl kee ko nooych.
    He ran up again: Yaha, it seems there is some soup in the pot here; I think I will have some.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

91. Kem noohl 'o neskwecho'l ho k'ee wek 'we-hlkelonah.
    Then the young man came back again to this part of the world.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

92. Wek kwelekw chpeyue'r wee' mehl so'n kee hehlkue 'we-neeekue' nepuy.
    This is the story of the taking of salmon ashore.

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

93. Kue roowo's megetohl wo'oot kochpok's 'w-esek' wek kee cho rohsee' kue nepuy.
    The keeper of the pipes thought it over and decided that the salmon should be speared like this.

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

94. Perey wee 'ok'w tue wo'oot nuemee ha'm, Wek kee shonowo'm.
    There was an old woman there and she said, This is what you will do.

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

95. Cho puelekw neekee chue ho 'er'gerp k'-egolek' wek keech so'n.
    Go and tell them all at the river mouth that this is happening.

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

96. K'ee wek 'we-raayoy 'ue-mer'wermery cho noohl ho noowo'repe'm; cho 'ela ro'onepe'm.
    Go right to the head of this river; run on there.

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

97. Ke'l kwelekw kee tene'm k'e-nowonemek' nepuy 'o k'ee wek 'we-raayoy.
    Many are the salmon you will bring to this river.

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

98. Kue wonekws 'we-sootok' noohl wek 'ee lehlkoo' 'ue-mey; soo ha's, 'Aawokw keech 'ne-muech newook'.
    As he went up his weeping could be heard; he thought, Ah, now I have seen for myself.

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

99. Nek kwelekw wek 'n-ew.
    This is my name.

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

100. Wek neemee wee' 'we-son.
     This is not the same.

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

101. Wek weesh 'we-newook'.
     This is what he saw.

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

102. Wek wee 'o 'ue-maaye'mek' kue le'monee.
     This is where the travelers pass.

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

103. Wek chee mechke'n.
     It is so many feet long.

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

104. Wek segoo nohsechee'.
     This is always taken off like this.

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

105. Wek 'eenee cheporeg.
     It is colder here.

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

106. Wek k'ee 'o'lehl yok 'eenee plohkelee'.
     This house is bigger than that.

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

107. Wek k'ee ch'eeshah kwelekw 'eenee noore'w 'o kue ke'l nahchah.
     This dog is prettier than the one you gave me.

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

108. Wek neekee chue kehlpenohl.
     They are all thick.

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

109. Wek yok 'eenee nonee muenchey.
     This is whiter than that.

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

110. Wek tomoyek'.
     That is my age.

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

111. Wek nee yoole'm puuek.
     There are deer around here.

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

112. Wek soo 'ook'.
     This is how I live.

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

113. Wek 'ook'.
     I'm living here.

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

114. Tue' noo laa'y, wek tue' noo laa'y so pech.
     He kept going along, he kept going upriver.

     — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Buzzard's Medicine" (I4, 1907)

115. Kwelekw weet kee mehl hewoloche'm, mo wee'eeet tue' mehl slo'ehlkoo'm, keech mehl mok'w k'e-tewon. Wek hehl neee'nes k'e-'wes!
     You will get well from that, for you are thin, you no longer have flesh. Look at yourself!

     — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Buzzard's Medicine" (I4, 1907)

116. Wek k'ee chegee nee pkwergerykeen kee toomoksee'hl 'ohlkuemeesh keehl pyekwchenee soo hoole'mehl mo kee 'ok'w 'we-nepuyonah."
     It (the salmon) will be everywhere that water flows into the river, because they will live well from it if they have salmon."

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

117. Wek kwelekw kue kyekwen mer'wermery 'ue-mey' wo'ooteesh hohkuem' kwelekw 'ue-pa'aanah.
     Here the daughter of the headwaters made their water.

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

118. 'Ue-weskwelohl mer'wermeryk', tue' weetue' 'ue-pa'aanah k'ee wek 'we-raayoy.
     From her body issued the water of this river.

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

119. Kwelekw weet kee no'opuehl k'ee wek hopkuereen.
     You must follow the one who's starting to swim here.

     — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Turip Young Man and His Dogs" (dictated version) (I1, 1906)

120. Ko'l neekee mok'w k'ee wek 'we-raayoy, too'm neekee kepetoyhl, 'we-s'echoh too'm.
     It was as if this river wasn't there, ..., its horns were so big.

     — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Turip Young Man and His Dogs" (dictated version) (I1, 1906)

121. Keech wek he (?) neskwechook' mo keetee yookwechok'.
     I have come here because I am going to gamble.

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

122. Tue wee'eeet wek cho (?) 'ee mehl nes.
     That's why I came here.

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

123. Taok (?) chee'n wek keech 'o chyuuek'wenek'.
     ... recently I have been sitting here.

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

124. Wek 'ee mekwehl k'ee cheeek.
     There's a pile of money here.

     — Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (dictated) (SW1, 1902)