Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

he-lo-mey-yek' • vi e-class • I dance • Variant he-lo-mek'

Lexicon record # 427 | Source reference(s): R198 JE39 MM(ES44)
Semantic domain: ceremonies and dances

Other paradigm form

• collective he-lo-mey-ye'm

Derived phrase or compound

• Me-weehl 'O Le-gehl "Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)"

Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (63)

1. he-lo-mes "dance!" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

2. he-lo-mey-yek' "I dance" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

3. he-lo-mey-yek' "I dance" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

4. he-lo-mey-ye'm "we/you(pl.)/they dance" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

5. he-lo-me'y "s/he dances" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

6. he-lo-me'y "s/he dances" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)