Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

wonekw • adv • up, above, uphill (from the river) [takes pronominal prefixes]

Lexicon record # 3933 | Source reference(s): R265 JE3
Semantic domain: directions and locations

Other paradigm form

• obviative wonekws

Short recordings (7) | Sentence examples (28)

1. wonekw "up, above, uphill (from the river)" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

2. wonekw "up" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

3. wonekw "uphill (from the river)" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

4. wonekw rechah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

5. wonekw so rechah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

6. wonekw 'we-laa rechah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

7. wonekws "above" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)