Yurok dictionary
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cheenomelek' I give away part of my winnings in a game
chokchoop' drum, drumstick
chokchoop'a'r drum, drumstick
chpeeego'repek' I get ready for a race
hergerk'eryen dealer
herhlperh stick game
herhlper' sticks (in stick game)
herk'eryek'
hookw gamble
hookwchek' I gamble, I play cards
hooloh rohkuet basketball
kerguuek a round is won (in a game)
kurrk cross the goal-line, score, as in the stick game
kurrksek' I play the stick game, I score (in the stick game)
meenek' I bet
par
parkokwch guessing sticks, playing card
rehl'ep' be concentrated in a given direction, of a wish or a prayer, be tossed in a given direction in the stick game, point in a given direction, of a person
repoy drum song
repoyok' I sing a song with drum beating
rewpenek' I win (in gambling)
rohkuen ball
rohsek' I throw, I pitch (a ball)
sroy signal in games
wahtey tossle in stick game
werhlperh stick game
Dictionary entry
herk'eryek' • vi e-class • I hide
Lexicon record # 651 | Source reference(s):
R202 JE231 JE68
Semantic
domain: games
Other paradigm forms
Sentence examples
(2)
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Nekah kwelekw ko' herk'erye'm mee' pegerk nekah no'p'enoy.
We hid because a man was chasing us.
— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language
(YL,
1951)
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Nekah kwehl ko' herk'erye'moh.
Well, we hid.
— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language
(YL,
1951)