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koh-che-wook'

Dictionary entry

koh-che-wook' • vt oo-class • I catch

Lexicon record # 968 | Source reference(s): R208 JE29 R208 JE228 R208 AF(AG-02-2)

Other paradigm forms

  • 3sg [oo-class] koh-che'w, koh-che-wo'm R38

Derived phrase or compound

Sentence examples (28)

  1. Weet 'o chyuuek'-we'n per-geesh pa-'aahl 'o neee'-no'w, 'o ne-wohl ne-puy... weet 'o soo koh-che-wohl.
    The eagle is sitting there looking at the water, they see salmon ... that's how they catch them.

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    — Jimmie James, Sentences (LC-01-1) (LC-01-1, 2007)

  2. Se-ga-'a-nee 'o koh-che-wok' kue re-gok.
    Sometimes I catch trout.

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    — Jimmie James, Elicited Sentences About Repeated Events (EJW-01-1-1, 2006)

  3. Ke-goh-che-wohl choh-pos.
    They (frogs) hunt flies.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences About Animals (AG-01-2, 2004)

  4. Nek koh-che-wok' puuek.
    I caught a deer.

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

  5. Koh-che-wok' twe-goh. Koh-che-wok' chmuuek.
    I caught a raccoon. I caught a wildcat.

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

  6. Koh-che-wok' le'-go'.
    I caught a fisher.

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

  7. Koh-che-wok' 'wah-chehl.
    I caught a skunk (civet cat).

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

  8. Ne-kah koh-che-woo'-moh kah-kah.
    We caught sturgeon.

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    — Jessie Van Pelt, Sentences (JB-01-02) (JB-01-02, 2001)

  9. Ma le-we-tek' 'o koh-che-wok' kah-kah.
    I went fishing and caught a sturgeon.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Sentences (JB-01-04) (JB-01-04, 2001)

  10. Keech koh-che-wok' kue ne-puy.
    I caught the salmon.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1a, 2001)

  11. Nee-keech-yue ke-goh-che-wohl kue ne-puy.
    They were all catching salmon.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1a, 2001)

  12. 'Ochkaa ke-goh-che-wok' ne-puy.
    I'm catching fish.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1a, 2001)

  13. 'Ochkaa ke-goh-che-wok' kue ne-puy.
    I'm catching fish.

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Sentences (LJC-03-1-1a, 2001)

  14. Chpee 'e-ma ko'r 'ne-koh-che-wok'.
    I only caught one (fish).

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-034) (LA138-034, 1980)

  15. [Pishkaahl 'o koh hes wee' k'ee te-reet?] 'Ee, te-reet kem peesh-kaahl reeek-'ew nee ke-go-'o, 'o koh-che-wee', weesh-tue' nee 'oo-le'-mehl.
    [Is the spotted sandpiper a pishkaahl 'o koh?] Yes, sandpipers stand around on the beach, you can catch them. That's where they live.

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    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)

  16. K'ee kwen cho koh-che-wo'-meesh kem 'ap nahch-pue'm kue 'ue-kue-chos.
    Whatever he caught he gave to his grandmother.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  17. Keet 'o pe'l 'em-kee k'ee too-me-nee so-no-wo-nee ch'ue'ch-'eesh tue' nue-mee chue ke-goh-che'w, kem 'o ge'm kue pe-rey:
    He began to get bigger and then he would catch all sorts of birds, and the old woman said:

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  18. Kwe-see 'ap ha'm, Hahl neee'-nes, kuech, kwe-lekw keech koh-che-wok', tue' nek ka-'ar wee' kee yoh.
    And he said, Look, grandmother, I have caught this, and I will make it a pet.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  19. Kue Tmery 'WeRoy 'wehee-pech kwe-lekw nee koh-che-wee' noohl kee-kee chue wee 'o ne-pee'm.
    What was caught upstream from Cannery Creek everyone could eat.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  20. Noohl weet 'o soo chween me-wee-mor 'we-go-lek', Ko-wee-cho noo ke-goh-che-wo'w kah-kah; ke'-ween cho' chpee ke-goh, cho' neee'-no-wo'w mehl ne-puy.
    Then the old man said, Stop catching sturgeon; catch eels only, and watch for salmon.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  21. Kue so heer soo-toh kue me-wee-mor ko-lo 'e-me le-kwo'hl 'ue-mey-kwe-luue'm 'o Rek'-woy, kue keech 'o koh-che-wo-nee kue ne-puy.
    When the old man went away from the water the air seemed full of wailing over at Requa, now that the salmon was caught.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  22. Ha-see per-werw 'o so koo-'op' 'o kue ne-puy noohl 'o ga'm kue me-wee-mor, Ch'ue-me'y 'ne-te-wo-mehl keech 'ne-koh-che-wo-chek'.
    The old man stood to the south of the salmon and said, I am so glad that I have caught you.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  23. K'ee too-me-nee so-no-wo-nee ch'ue'ch-'eesh nue-mee chue ke-goh-che'w.
    He used to catch all sorts of birds.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  24. Nee-mee 'ue-ma koh-che-wok'.
    I did not catch it.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  25. Koh-che-wom' puuek.
    He's killing deer.

    — Minnie Frank, Maggie Pilgrim, Carrie Roberts, Florence Shaughnessy, and others, Yurok field notebook 2 (MRH2, 1950-66)

  26. Keech ma koh-che-wee'.
    He's been killed (an animal)

    — Mary Marshall, Sentences (ES) (ES, 1927)

  27. Kues choo'm k'e-koh-che-wook'?
    How many did you catch?

    — Lucy Thompson, Sentences (GAR-LT) (GAR-LT, 1922)