Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

'oohl • n • person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian

Lexicon record # 4410 | Source reference(s): R271 JE73 JE103
Semantic domain: people

Special meaning or use

• 'oohl 'ekoh earth [literally, "people hold onto"] YSRO475

Derived phrase or compound

• 'oohl 'we-nahko' "split plank(s)"

Short recordings (21) | Sentence examples (94)

1. cheykenee 'oohl "little person" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

2. hehlkewk nee 'oohl "inland people" (spoken by Howard Ames)

3. mehl kue hoo'yk'enee 'oohl "because of that lost person" (spoken by Jimmie James)

4. nuemee noorewo'm 'oohl 'ue-wen "a very beautful Indian woman" (spoken by Jimmie James)

5. 'oohl "person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

6. 'oohl "person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

7. 'oohl "person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

8. 'oohl "person" (spoken by Jimmie James)

9. 'oohl "(Indian) person" (spoken by Violet Moore)

10. 'oohl "person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

11. 'oohl "Yurok people" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

12. 'oohl "human being" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

13. 'oohl "person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian" (spoken by Robert Spott)

14. 'oohl 'ue-pop "Indian bread" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

15. 'oohl 'we-no'oy "Indian shoes" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

16. 'oohl 'we-toh "Indian language" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

17. 'oohl 'we-'o'l "Yurok house" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

18. 'oohl 'we-'y "Indian boat" (spoken by Jimmie James)

19. 'oohl 'we-'yoch "Yurok canoe" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

20. 'oohl 'wo-'o'l "Indian house" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

21. 'oohl-'ue-pa'r "Indian cards" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)