Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

wo-nekw • 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 wo-nekws

Short recordings (7) | Sentence examples (28)

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

2. wo-nekw "up" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

3. wo-nekw "uphill (from the river)" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

4. wo-nekw re-chah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

5. wo-nekw so re-chah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

6. wo-nekw 'we-laa re-chah "up towards the hills" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

7. wo-nekws "above" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)