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'e-la

Dictionary entry

'e-la • pv • past time • Variant 'el

Lexicon record # 4235 | Source reference(s): R269

Special meaning or use

kee 'el keep doing (something) YLCB19

Sentence examples (65)

Pue-leek 'e-la ko'l le'-loyhl. Te-no' me-raa mehl pue-leek.
There must be a fire downriver. There's a lot of smoke coming from downriver.

— Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)
Nahs-chueh hes kue 'o me-lo-nee 'e-la he-lo-mey-ye'm?
Did you dance last night at the brush dance?

— Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)
'Ela keech hl'oh-ko'hl.
It's thundering. (All of a sudden you hear thunder.)

— Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)
Kues 'e-la chkey-ye'm nahs-chueh?
Where did you sleep last night?

— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)
Kues ko'l 'e-la ne-pe'm chmey-yaan?
Where did you eat yesterday?

— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)
Kues 'e-la he-lo-mey-ye'm nahs-chueh?
Where did they dance last night?

— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)
Kee 'el te-no-wohl-kee'-mo'w.
You folks are just talking too much (at the end of your patience).

— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 5: "What are you doing?" (GT3-05, 2003)
Kee 'el plerr-ger-chee'-mo'w.
You folks are just talking too loud (at the end of your patience).

— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 5: "What are you doing?" (GT3-05, 2003)
Keech wey-kee' Kee-kee 'e-la kues serr-hler-hler-pee'-moh.
We're done. Now what are we going to do?

— Jimmie James, Sentences (JB-009_1) (JB-009_1, 2003)
Kue 'e-la 'wer-'er-gery 'o pe'l 'wey-ye-wo-hlek'.
When I was young there was a big earthquake.

— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (JB-04-1a) (JB-04-1a, 2002)
Keech wee' 'e-la re-wee-shee'.
There were sticks there (blocking the way).

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-021) (LA138-021, 1980)
Keech wee' 'e-la re-wee-shee', tue' keech nah-ko' 'wee keech 'o werh-per-yerk's.
There were sticks there, and a board across it.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-021) (LA138-021, 1980)
Cho' ko muehl-soo'm kue 'e-la 'e'-gah
Wipe the place where we ate.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-022) (LA138-022, 1980)
Wek 'e-la mo-'oh.
It was curled up there.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)
Wek ho 'oyhl-ke's, wek 'e-la mo-'oh.
It was lying here, it was curled up here.

— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-046) (LA138-046, 1980)
Kwe-see keech 'e-la skuykep' kue lo-cho'm noohl 'o gee' kue ne-ge-neech, Ney, kues cho' soo ne-wo-yek'?
So the toad dressed himself, and then he said to the mouse, Dear, how do I look?

— Glenn Moore, Retelling of Florence Shaughnessy's "The Toad and The Mouse" (GM3, 2004)
Kwe-see keech 'e-la wey 'we-chuerp-'ery kue ne-ge-neech, noohl weet 'e-la myah noohl 'ap he'm, Kues cho soo ne-wo-yek'? To's keech mer-mer-yer-werk'?
After the mouse got through combing, he jumped in front of the frog, and said, How do I look? Am I pretty now?

— Glenn Moore, Retelling of Florence Shaughnessy's "The Toad and The Mouse" (GM3, 2004)
'Ela ne-gep' ne-puy
He always ate salmon ...

— Aileen Figueroa, Eating Fish Heads (AF3, 2001)
Tue' wee-'eeet 'e-la nuue'm ot-ters, tue' keech 'o te-ne'm mee' wee-'eeet 'o 'uuek-sey-ye'm.
And otters came there, and there were a lot of them, because they gave birth there.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Otters" (LA181-2, 1986)
Mo-cho keech high tide, 'yoh-hlkoych' che'-wo-reesh hehl-kue 'o lech-ke-nekw, tue' weet 'e-la he-goh 'ne'-yoh.
When it was high tide, wood drifted up on shore, and we would gather our wood.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Otters" (LA181-2, 1986)
To' wee' chpee shoo kom, 'e-see kwe-lekw weet 'e-la te-ne'm.
That's all I know about that, there were a lot of them.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Otters" (LA181-2, 1986)
Chpaa-nek noohl Skunk Camp 'e-la nuue'-moh.
After a long time, we got to Skunk Camp.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)
Hlow kes-kee 'e-la nuue'-moh.
Finally we got down (to the creek).

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)
'O wee-'eeet kue Ragged Ass Hill hlow 'e-la nuue'-moh ho wo-nekw.
Then we finally got up Ragged Ass Hill.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)
Noohl Skunk Camp kem 'e-la nuue'-moh.
Then we got to Skunk Camp again.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)
Tue' po roo, pa-'aahl 'e-la roo, 'o new keech we-no-'o-mue'r, keech ma hloo'm.
... I threw it in the water and saw them swim, and they took them.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "Feeding Otters" (LA181-31, 1986)
Kee 'e-la 'werr-ger-yer-chem'. Ko-wey.
You're still speaking English. Quit it.

— Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James, "Yurok Sentences" (CICD1, 1985)
Kee 'e-la 'werr-ger-yer-chem', kues kee shoo ke-go'-mo-yohl?
If you keep talking English, how will they understand?

— Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James, "Yurok Sentences" (CICD1, 1985)
Hee-kon kue 'e-la hoo-le'-mo-nee nee-kee chyue 'o gookw, kwe-see kue 'o'-ro-wee' kem 'o gookwch'.
Once upon a time the inhabitants of the earth were all gambling, and the dove too was gambling.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Mourning Dove" (LA16-1, 1951)
'Wes-raach' 'ue-wo-'eek 'e-la hoo-re-che'w weesh-tue' 'o mue'-mo-ne'm kue 'wer-'err-gerch, me-cheesh 'o nek'.
He reached into his quiver and took out the alder bark, and put it on the fire.

— Lowana Brantner, "Wohpekumew and the Salmon" (LA16-3, 1951)
Kwe-see keech 'e-la skuykep' kue lo-cho'm noohl 'o gee' kue ne-ge-neech, Ney, kues cho' soo ne-wo-yek'?
The toad dressed herself and then said to the mouse, My dear, how do I look?

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Toad and the Mouse" (LA16-6, 1951)
Kwe-see keech 'e-la wey 'we-chuerp-'ery kue ne-ge-neech, noohl weet 'e-la myah noohl 'ap ha'm, Kues cho soo ne-wo-yek'? Ney, to's keech mer-mer-yer-werk'?
And when the mouse had finished combing her hair, she jumped up and said, How do I look? My dear, am I pretty now?

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Toad and the Mouse" (LA16-6, 1951)
Kwe-see hehl-kew 'e-la new kue ko'l we-no-'o-mo'r kwe-see Se-gep, keech ko'-mo'y 'we-go-yek' kwe-lekw keech hlo-yehl kue chee-nes mehl hee-ko'ch-'uek.
From up in the hills Coyote had seen where something was moving along, (and) had heard tell that the two young men were being carried down from across the river.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Kem weet 'e-la myah Se-gep kem 'ap new kwe-see ha-see puer noohl keech we-no'-mo-nekw we-no-'o-mo'r kue 'yoch.
And in this way Coyote jumped along and saw the boat floating down and moving toward the mouth of the river.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Kem noohl 'e-la myah 'ap new kwe-see noohl hee-puer keech we-no'-mo-nekw kue 'yoch.
He jumped and saw the boat already moving far down stream.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Kwe-see 'O Re-gos noohl 'e-la myah kwe-see kue he-won 'we-see-yo-wek'.
Then he leaped on to the rock Oregos as the boat was first breasting the breakers.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Kwe-see noohl kue nee-'eeen we'-yon wee 'e-la nuue'm 'o ga'm, We-no-'e'-mekw kue ne-kah 'no-'o'hl; kee le'-moh.
And then two girls arrived there and one said, Come to our house; we will be going.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Wo-new 'o le'm 'o'-lep 'e-la noh-pe-wee'm; kwe-see 'o koo-'op' chee-nes.
The two young men went up to the house and entered; and there stood another young man.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Kwe-see kue wee 'o noh-pe-wee'm keech 'e-la 'e'-gah kue nuue'-mo-nee.
The two who had arrived had a meal when they came in.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Kwe-see ye'm kue 'wah-pew, Nek soo, nek kom-chue-mek' k'ee wee mehl so-no-wo'm; ko'l kee 'e-la key ko-lo k'e-neee'n.
Then his wife said, I think, nay I know, how you are; you keep sitting here and gazing.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)
Ku'y 'we-no-'ohl Rek'-woy wo-new 'e-la neee'n 'o ne-wee' kwe-lekw keech ta-'a-noy'hl.
Later they looked over to Requa and saw that the sun was shining.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
K'ee wek 'we-raa-yoy 'ue-mer'-wer-mery cho noohl ho noo-wo'-re-pe'm; cho 'e-la ro-'o-ne-pe'm.
Go right to the head of this river; run on there.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
Noohl 'o pe-gah 'we-tuuek kue ne-puy, noohl 'o hlo'm ha-'aag 'ue-mohl 'e-la koh-too.
The salmon moved its tail, and he took a stone and hit its head with it.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
Kue raa-yo'r so Pe-wo-lew k'ee 'oohl 'ee-kee too'm 'we-go-lehl, Kos cho 'e-la te-ne'-mehl k'ee ne-puy 'ne-peesh-kaahl, hehl-kue tue' kee nee te-ne'm hoo-re'-mos, kee te-noo cheee'sh!
When he made his way to Pewolew the people all shouted May there be many salmon in our sea, and many animals on land, and many woodpecker scalps!

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
Mo-cho keech 'e-la k'ookw-see' ke-see 'o koh-che-mee tekw-see' laa-wo-gee.
When the fish has been split then it is to be cut once down the middle.

— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)
Kue 'e-la pe-le-peen nahs-chueh wen-chokws kem ske-lee le-chee'.
During the fighting there last night a woman was knocked down as well.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Wo-nue 'e-la key.
I sat on top.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
'Ela pe-lep'.
There was fighting there.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Kue 'e-la pe-le-peen nahs-chueh wen-chokws kem ske-lee le-chee'.
In the fighting there last night a woman was knocked down as well.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Nek 'e-la ne-wo-sek'.
I saw him there.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Hee-kon kue 'e-la hoo-le'-mo-nee nee-kee chue hookw.
Once upon a time all who were there were gambling.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Nee-mee ha-see' weet 'e-la kee-tee so'n.
It was not thought that it would happen like this.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Mos wo ge-see' weet 'e-la kee-tee so'n.
It was not thought that it would happen like this.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Mos wo-'eek kee 'e-la hoo-le'm k'oo-re'-mos mee' keech swoyhl k'e-re-weeesh.
Your animals will not stay inside because your fence is broken.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Kos 'e-la skuye-nee ne-wok?? he-gook' nee pue-leek.
I want my downriver travel to be good.

— Billy Werk, Medicine or Prayer Spoken in Passing 'Ayoohl (Db, 1907)
Keech 'e-la nes-kwe-chol' k'ee kwen pech-kuek nee mok'ws 'wo-'o lek'ws k'ee pa-'ah.
He went far upriver, and the water was never found.

— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
Kyekw-sen 'e-la nes-kwe-chol' k'ee kwen pue-lekw.
He arrived downriver.

— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
Peesh weesh-tue' wo-no-ye-'eek 'e-la nes-kwe-chol'.
So he arrived in the sky.

— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
Pech-kuek 'e-la sloy-chol', pech-kuek 'o 'we-te-po-nek' 'wehl-ke'-mah.
Far upriver he descended, far upriver where a ladder stood.

— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
Peesh tue' weesh 'e-la nes-kwe-chol' k'ee mer'-wer-mery-ker-nee k'ee pa-'ah.
He arrived where the river (now) begins.

— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
Tue' weesh-tue' 'e-la nes-kwe-chol', 'ap hem', " Nek kwe-lekw weet mehl he-gook'.
He arrived, and said, "Well, I will go for it.

— Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)
Keech nee-mok'w nue mehl 'e-la mes-kwe-lek' 'o'-loo-le-kweesh 'o'l.
There is no village dweller who can make medicine for me.

— Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (recorded) (SW2, 1902)
Tue kwe-lekw noohl wee-'eeet ka 'e-la nes-kwe-chook' 'O Ke-go woh-pee
That is when I arrived across 'O Kego

— Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (recorded) (SW2, 1902)