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hee-men

Dictionary entry

hee-menadv • quickly, fast

Lexicon record # 498 | Source reference(s): R200
Derivation: morphological structure himen

Sentence examples (3)

  1. Kee hee-men ko ho-'o-pe-wek'.
    I'm going to make soup fast.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-058) (LA138-058, 1980)

  2. Perk-'erk' cho' mehl ho-'o-pem' hee-koh hee-men cha-'a-mew.
    Build a fire with kindling (for cooking something quickly).

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (UW-PP-18a-1) (UW-PP-18a-1, 1980)

  3. Kwe-lekw wo'hl tue' weesh kee hee-men koh-che-wohl mo-cho wee' ske-lee keech wo' 'oo' 'o yo'.
    Well, they could catch it fast when it was down there.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Klamath Bridge" (LA181-10, 1986)