Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

'e-ma • pv • past time

Lexicon record # 4248 | Source reference(s): R269

Sentence examples (34)

1. 'Ema kooych-kwo'm kue 'uep-sech 'o nahch-pue'm kue 'we-cheeek. Kooych-kwo'm kwe-see kue we'-yon kwe-see kue lo-cho'm wee'.
   He bought her, he gave her father the money. He bought her, and that girl was the toad.

   — Georgiana Trull, Moon and His Wife (GT2, 2003)

2. Tue' weet 'em hlee ten.
   So it doesn't rain.

   — Georgiana Trull, Moon and His Wife (GT2, 2003)

3. Kues 'e-ma hekw-se'm kue ha-'aag?
   Where did you find the rock?

   — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (JB-04-1a) (JB-04-1a, 2002)

4. Weet 'e-ma ko-ko'-yo-pah.
   Someone was showing off.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-003) (LA138-003, 1980)

5. Nee-ko'l 'nech-per-werk kue 'e-ma neee-ge'-yoh.
   I always think of the time we were together.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-017) (LA138-017, 1980)

6. Wek 'e-ma key.
   Someone sat here.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-031) (LA138-031, 1980)

7. Raak 'e-ma kert-kerk'.
   I went fishing up the creek.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-033) (LA138-033, 1980)

8. Chpee 'e-ma ko'r 'ne-koh-che-wok'.
   I only caught one (fish).

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-034) (LA138-034, 1980)

9. 'Ema 'a'k'.
   S/he peed.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-054) (LA138-054, 1980)

10. Noohl keech 'e-ma ne-wee' kue 'ue-pe-mey-yo-mo-nee kue 'we-re-woh.
    Then no longer did the greasy part of their lips show.

    — Glenn Moore, Retelling of Robert Spott's "The Owl" (GM1, 2004)

11. Tue' wee-'eeet 'o ro-'o-pek' nek weet 'e-ma ko'l ke-goh-toh (?) kue ot-ter, 'o ko hlook' kue 'nech-'eesh.
    And I ran there, ..., I grabbed my dog.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Otters" (LA181-2, 1986)

12. Weesh 'e-ma hlow ne-pee'-moh ...
    Finally we ate.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)

13. Tue' weet 'e-ma hlo 'oh-pew merw-perh.
    Then he was given food.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)

14. 'Esee noohl 'e-ma noo'-mo-nee' 'o kue me-ges.
    Then I took him to the doctor.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)

15. Keech cho-mee'sh roo 'e-ma nee-'eeen ... so'n nek soo keech wey-kee'.
    And it was noon ... it was finished.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "Driving My Father to the Doctor as a Child" (LA181-4, 1986)

16. Kue 'ue-kue-chos kem 'e-ma ha'm, Nee-mee hes ne-woo'm kuech kue 'ne-ka-'ar?
    He also asked his grandmother, Haven't you seen my pet, grandmother?

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

17. Noohl wee 'o we-nok'w pe-gerk kue me-wee-mor 'wehee-noy 'e-ma 'oo-lo' noohl 'o ga'm, Ne-kah kwe-lekw kah-kah 'em-see ke'-ween ke-goh.
    Then a man came and stood behind the old man and said, We are catching sturgeon and eels.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

18. Noohl se'-re-cho-nee ko-weesh 'e-mehl choo-ne'n 'o tekw-so'm noohl kue 'nep-sech 'o key poy 'e-ma nek' kue 'lahp-sew.
    Then with a sharpened stick she cut four pieces and put the plate in front of where my father was sitting.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

19. Tue' we'-yon weesh ho tekw-tekw-so'm, noohl pue-lekws kue laa-re-gor 'e-ma ho swoyhl-kwey-yet'.
    The girl cut this up and scattered it at the mouth of the river where the waves break along the shore.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

20. Ko-lo 'e-ma le-kwo'hl 'we-goo-se'm.
    Their shouting seemed to fill the air.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

21. 'Ema chkey-yek' 'o kyue'n.
    I went there to sleep.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

22. Peesh-kaahl 'e-ma ke-po-yue-rek'.
    I swam in the sea.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

23. Yok 'e-ma koh-che-mo-'ok'.
    I stayed there one day.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

24. Ne-ka-'ahl 'e-ma kee-mo-lep'.
    He was rude to me.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

25. Nek 'e-ma ko ne-wo-chek'.
    I went to see you.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

26. Noohl pue-lekws kue laa-re-gor 'e-ma ho swoyhl-key-yet'.
    Then she scattered it at the river mouth where the waves run in.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

27. Ko-lo 'e-ma le-kwo'hl 'ue-mey-kwe-luue'm.
    Their wailing seemed to fill the air.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

28. 'Em ne-wook'.
    I went and saw.

    — Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)

29. Ko'l 'em ne-pek'.
    I went and ate.

    — Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)

30. 'Em ne-wo'm skuye'n soo 'o'l na-'a'n 'wah-pew.
    He went and saw how well Crane lived with his two wives.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane (MM3, 1927)

31. 'Em le-gee', Ko'n nue' nep's.
    Then he was told,Come in and eat.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane (MM3, 1927)

32. Kwe-see' kue 'wah-pe-wehl 'em won-ke-wehl 'o kas keech tem le-gee' Se-gep, Ko'n nue' nep's.
    His wives were soaking acorns down the river after trying to tell Coyote to go and eat.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote and Crane (MM3, 1927)

33. Kwe-see' koy-poh kue 'uekue-chos 'em ne-wo'm kes 'oohl-ke's.
    In the morning his grandmother saw him where he was lying.

    — Mary Marshall, Coyote Tries to Kill the Sun (MM4, 1927)

34. Heer-keeks 'e-ma kee laay' so puel, tue' so-ne-nee mee wo 'wek'ws.
    Inland he went downriver, but he never found it.

    — Pecwan Jim, "Upriver Coyote" (T8, 1907)