Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

ko'l • pron indefinite • 1 something, someone, somewhere 2 no one, nothing [with negative preverbs]

Lexicon record # 998 | Source reference(s): R210

Special meanings or uses

• ko'l weesh, ko'l wee' someone R210 YLCB95

• ko'l sook something, anything R210 JE8 JE124

• Ko'l so-no-wok' I die (used of human beings) [literally, "I do something"] R210

• ko'l too' any, some, a bit JE8 JE124

Derived phrase or compound

• ko'l 'ne-so'n "my genitals (male or female)"

Short recordings (7) | Sentence examples (250)

1. ko'l "someone" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

2. ko'l "anywhere" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

3. ko'l sook "something" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

4. ko'l sook "something" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

5. ko'l too' "some, a bit" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

6. ko'l 'o ne-ge-pee'm "plate (what people eat on)" (spoken by Jimmie James)

7. ko'l 'we-no-'ohl "a long time ago" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)