Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

kaap' • vn • gather greenery • n • leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild

Lexicon record # 734 | Source reference(s): FS(B201) R204 FS(B201) JE62
Semantic domain: plants and trees

Other paradigm form

• iterative kegaap' gather leaves FS(LA138-056)

Special meaning or use

• 'o kaap' me'w wild (of an animal) [literally, "come from the brush"] JE149

Derived phrase or compound

• kaames 'ue-kaap' "skunk cabbage"

Short recordings (9) | Sentence examples (16)

1. kaames 'ue-kaap "skunk cabbage" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

2. kaap' "gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

3. kaap' "gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

4. kaap' "brush" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

5. kaap' "greenery" (spoken by Jimmie James)

6. kaap' "gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild" (spoken by Violet Moore)

7. kaap' "gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

8. kaap' "leaf" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

9. 'ue-kaap' "its leaves" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)