Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

ko-lo-kween • adv • very

Lexicon record # 996 | Source reference(s): R209

Sentence examples (3)

1. Kwe-see 'o ge'm kue ne-ge-neech, 'Iyoh, ke'l kwe-lekw ko-lo-kween... keech ko'-see swekt-ke-loo'-wey-ye'm.
   Then the mouse said, Oh ... you are covered with warts all over.

   — Glenn Moore, Retelling of Florence Shaughnessy's "The Toad and The Mouse" (GM3, 2004)

2. Kwe-see ye'm kue ne-ge-neech, 'Iyah, ke'l kwe-lekw ko-lo-kween too-me'-wey-ye'm k'ee koo-see swekt-ke-loo'-wey-ye'm.
   Then the mouse said, Oh, your face is ever so broad and you are covered with warts all over.

   — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Toad and the Mouse" (LA16-6, 1951)

3. Kwe-see 'ap hlo'm 'o ne-ge'm ko-lo-kween soo sku'y so-nee-nep'.
   And he took it and carried it away and felt very pleased.

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