Yurok dictionary

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Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens

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chuuehl well, goodbye, so be it

chuue' well, goodbye, come on

hoyeee oh!, hey!, hello!

koweeshcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful

mueschen really, truly, true, yes, truly

ney greeting between women

neyen greeting between women

nowoh greeting between men

pee'wo' why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay

tos child!

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

wor mode of address by a man to his wife

'aiyekwee'

'ey yes

'ohlkuem of course, you're welcome

'oyeee hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyuuekwee' hey!, hello!, oh!

Dictionary entry

'aiyekwee' • excl • 1 alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc." 2 hello! 3 • vn • long for, miss • Variant 'oyekwee'

Lexicon record # 4197 | Source reference(s): RS(ALK1939-1::30 YM435) YM435 JE69 FS(B222) R271
Semantic domain: greetings and polite expressions

Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (4)

  1. 'aiyekwee' "hello!" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

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  2. 'aiyekwee' "hello" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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