Dictionary entry
kne-wo-lek' • vi e-class • it is long (worms, ropes, etc.)
Lexicon record # 940 | Source reference(s): R208
Other paradigm form
attributive 3sg/3pl kne-wo-le-keen JE84 MRH1950-1:16
Kne-wo-lek' "big snake monster in creation stories"
Sentence examples (4)
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Keech kne-wo-lek'.
It is tall.— Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1b, 2001)
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kne-wo-le-keen ley-yo-lekws
long snake— Carrie Roberts, Yurok field notebook 1 (MRH1, 1950)
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Kne-wo-lek' 'ue-werhl
(It has a) long tail.— Carrie Roberts, Yurok field notebook 1 (MRH1, 1950)
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kne-wo-le-keen laa-yekws
long road— Carrie Roberts, Yurok field notebook 1 (MRH1, 1950)