Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

'echkwoh • n • sea lion

Lexicon record # 4202 | Source reference(s): R268 JE117
Semantic domain: aquatic mammals

Other paradigm form

• short form 'ech FS(B221)

Special meaning or use

• nuemee 'ech large light-colored sea lion FS(B221)

Derived phrases or compounds

• 'Echkwoh K'ue'ueh "a place on the coast by Wehlkwew, near two rocks, formerly a freshwater pond"

• 'Echkwoh 'O K'uue "small spring-fed creek south of the Klamath mouth"

Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (8) | Photo

1. 'echkwoh "sea lion" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. 'echkwoh "sea lion" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

3. 'echkwoh "sea lion" (spoken by Glenn Moore)