Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: -ew- [-ew-] • medial suffix • mouth

This suffix, which often co-occurs with the transitive final suffix -et-, usually refers to actions done with the mouth or affecting the mouth in some way.

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Search index (15)

holeemew be woven (baskets)

kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour

kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

mewpew be strangled, be choked

mewpewetek' I strangle, I murder (by choking)

naamew grab in one's mouth (chiefly of animals)

naamewetek' I grab in my mouth (chiefly of an animal), I tread, I bite

teykelew bite

weno'omew be carried in the mouth

weno'omewtek' I carry in the mouth

weyew be woven, be finished (of baskets)

weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

'ee'eekew hold something in the mouth

'ekewetek' I hold something in my mouth

'ohpuemew be fed