Yurok dictionary
Morphology search: -on- [-on-] • medial suffix • carry • Variant -rn-
This suffix rarely occurs without other suffixes. It combines with other suffixes to form the frequent -onem- "carry in the hands, handle, manipulate", used to make e-class verbs; the less common -ones-, with a similar meaning; the combinations -onekw-, -onewkw- (noninflected variant -onew), and -onechkenekw "be carried by water, move on water"; and one or two other combinations.
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chewonemek' I straighten
chewo'repek' I run in a straight line
chpego'ronew race in the water
hee'monemek' I pack
hlmeyonemek' I frighten
kemeyonemek' I take (someone) home
ke'yonemek' I release
laayonechkenekw they pass on water
laayonekw he/she/it passes on water
maayonechkenekw they pass on water
maayonekw it passes on water
maayonew pass on water
megeeegonemek' I poke a fire
meseeegonemek' I massage
me'lonemek' I paint
muelonemek' I wipe, I carry off
mue'monemek' I fetch, bring
ner'ersernemek' I grasp in both hands
noo'monek'w caught by waves, carried by waves
noo'monemek' I carry (a load)
nowonemek' I fetch, I bring
no'monemek' I endure
pegonek' I split
rooyonew glide along on water
sloyonechkenekw they slide into water (of boats)
sloyonekw it slides into water (of a boat)
sloyonemek' I launch
s'ooponemek' I hit with the fist, I beat (with fists)
s'ooponesek' I hit with the fist
tomonemek' I take all of them
weno'monechkenekw they float along
weno'monekw it floats along
weno'monew float along
wohpeyonemek' I carry across
woyonewkwek' I soak it overnight
yue'monekwek' I sink, I am mired (e.g. in mud)
yue'monew be mired (e.g. in mud), be stuck
'ekonemek' I hold, I keep
'ekonepek' I hold on to, I hang on to, I hold myself back
'ekonor keep, keep safe, look after
'ekonorkwok' I keep safe (used of the spirits in regard to men)
'erkeryernerw float in water
'olonemek' I carry
'olonew lie in water, float
'olonewkwek' I lie in water, I float