Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (1985)

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Text identifier: NYD
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Edition: Paul Proulx, "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985)

Kues keech werner'ermercherwerm'?
How far along are you weaving?
Source: PP:NYD:114
Wonew so lehlkeloypek'.
I crawl uphill (with effort).
Source: PP:NYD:102
Hooletkweloyshoyek'.
I'm dragged around.
Source: PP:NYD:102
K'loowem' k'e-mech.
Your fire is dying out.
Source: PP:NYD:105
Keech yo'ohpenee'.
It's been brought clear around.
Source: PP:NYD:112
Poy rekek'.
I throw something ahead.
Source: PP:NYD:114
Kues toomekomee'?
How much is scattered around?
Source: PP:NYD:114
Kues rekoyo'?
Which way does this water flow?
Source: PP:NYD:114
Kues me'womekoyo'?
Where does the water come from?
Source: PP:NYD:115
Kues no'omekoyo'?
How long is this waterway?
Source: PP:NYD:115
Kues soonehl?
What's the terrain like?
Source: PP:NYD:116
Kues soonehlkep'?
What's the terrain like?
Source: PP:NYD:116
Kues me'womehlkeloypem'?
Where did you crawl from?
Source: PP:NYD:116
Kues me'womehlkepem'?
Where did you crawl from?
Source: PP:NYD:116
Wonew soonehlkepek'.
I crawl up.
Source: PP:NYD:116
Kues no'omenek'w?
How long was it submerged?
Source: PP:NYD:116
Skelee 'oyhlkesem'.
You lie down here.
Source: PP:NYD:116
Kues soonenek'w?
What's the direction of something floating?
Source: PP:NYD:117
Kues tomonek'w?
How far did the water come up on it?
Source: PP:NYD:117
Wek laayetkweloshook'.
I drag it along here.
Source: PP:NYD:117
Wek laayetkweloyshook'.
I drag it along here.
Source: PP:NYD:117
Kues weno'omewet'?
Where is (a dog) up to carrying something in its mouth?
Source: PP:NYD:118
Wek soone'weyem'.
Your face looks like
Source: PP:NYD:119
Wek sooneehlek'.
I dream this.
Source: PP:NYD:119
Wek sooneehlkwok'.
I dream this.
Source: PP:NYD:119
Wek sooneehlkuemek'.
I dream about someone this way.
Source: PP:NYD:119
Won nee rokseemek'.
I doubt someone's identity.
Source: PP:NYD:120
Wo'nee chpoksek'.
I contemplate on something.
Source: PP:NYD:120
Keem soonokseemek'.
I disapprove of someone.
Source: PP:NYD:120
Skuy' soonokseemek'.
I have good thoughts about someone.
Source: PP:NYD:120
Kue meraa soono'molek'.
I smell smoky.
Source: PP:NYD:120
Hlkoolonee soonom'.
It smells of mud.
Source: PP:NYD:120
Kues toomonee'hl?
How expensive?
Source: PP:NYD:121
Kues toomoneehlkwom'?
How much did you pay for it?
Source: PP:NYD:121
Wonew laayo'repek'.
I run along the hillside.
Source: PP:NYD:122
Kues me'womo'repem'?
Where did you start running from?
Source: PP:NYD:122
Kues ma no'omo'repem'?
How long or far did you run?
Source: PP:NYD:122
Keskee raayo'repek'?
I run along the river, below.
Source: PP:NYD:122
Kues soono'repek'?
How fast was I running?
Source: PP:NYD:122
Won nee shoonew'.
It's strange-tasting.
Source: PP:NYD:118
Kues chperrneryk'?
How deep does it flow?
Source: PP:NYD:123
Kues me'womoyk'?
From what direction did it crawl out?
Source: PP:NYD:123
Kues mer'wermeryk'?
Where does the stream flow from?
Source: PP:NYD:123
Kues serrneryk'?
How is it flowing?
Source: PP:NYD:123
Cho' kwooykenotem'!
Play out the rope slowly!
Source: PP:NYD:123
'Ner-'errkerhl no'omue'l.
It's up to my knees.
Source: PP:NYD:124
Kues toomue'loge'hl?
How deep is the water?
Source: PP:NYD:124
Woy lueelesek'.
I take a load to a different (wrong) place
Source: PP:NYD:124
Woneek luuele's.
Someone carries a load uphill
Source: PP:NYD:124
Kues me'womuuelesem'?
Where did you bring your load from?
Source: PP:NYD:124
Chpaaneek me'womuelesek'.
I bring this load from afar.
Source: PP:NYD:124
Kues no'omuuelesem'?
How long have you been packing your load?
Source: PP:NYD:124
Choolek'w soonuuelesek'.
I carry a load downhill.
Source: PP:NYD:124
Kues tomuuelesem'?
How much is your load?
Source: PP:NYD:124
Kues toomuuenowom'?
What's your age?
Source: PP:NYD:125
Ma chpegaanechewek'.
I was gone a long time.
Source: PP:NYD:125
Kues ma no'omechoom'?
How long were you gone?
Source: PP:NYD:126
Pueleek sonchook'.
I paddle downstream, toward the ocean beach.
Source: PP:NYD:126
Kues kee sooychook'?
How will I travel?
Source: PP:NYD:126
Keem sonkook'.
I treat someone badly.
Source: PP:NYD:126
Mohkeech sonkook'.
I treat someone in kind, get revenge.
Source: PP:NYD:126
Kues tomkoom'?
How much of this did you do?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues weno'omekook'?
How far along are you (working)?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Cho' kelomeeksenem' pa'ah!
Turn the water away!
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues me'womekeek'?
Where's the head of this stream?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues no'omekeek'?
How far did this water flow from?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues weno'omekeek'?
Where is the water up to (in an aquaduct)?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues mer'wermerk'ws?
Where's the wind blowing from?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues rook'ws?
Which way does the wind blow?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues serrnerk'ws?
How hard/which way is the wind blowing?
Source: PP:NYD:127
Kues soonewkwsem'?
Which direction are you going (by boat)?
Source: PP:NYD:128
Noorew' serneryerhsee'.
The scenery is pretty.
Source: PP:NYD:128
Kues me'womo'ochem'?
How far have you come?
Source: PP:NYD:128
Kues keech weno'ochehl?
Where are they up to (in a boat race)?
Source: PP:NYD:128
Kues me'womooch'?
Where is the sound coming from?
Source: PP:NYD:128
Keem' soonooch'.
It's a noise of distress.
Source: PP:NYD:129
Wohpekw soono'hl.
It flies out to the middle of the water.
Source: PP:NYD:129
Kolo chegemem soono'hl.
It flies like a hummingbird.
Source: PP:NYD:129
Kues toomo'opem'?
How tall are you?
Source: PP:NYD:130
Neemee tegenoyew'.
They don't pay me much.
Source: PP:NYD:130
Kues tomoyewem'?
How much did you pay in wages?
Source: PP:NYD:130
Wek to'mp'aak'.
This much is mine.
Source: PP:NYD:130
Kues to'mpeyom'?
How much did you eat?
Source: PP:NYD:130
Kues me'womuerem'?
Where did you swim here from?
Source: PP:NYD:131
Kues soonuerem'?
In which direction did you swim?
Source: PP:NYD:131
Kues 'uuerem'?
What's your position (in a swimming group)?
Source: PP:NYD:131
Kues soononemem'?
Where did you take it?
Source: PP:NYD:133
Kues tomonemem'?
How much did you take?
Source: PP:NYD:133
Keet wer'terysh
Someone is going all out to show off.
Source: PP:NYD:135
Kues tomolem'?
How many people were there?
Source: PP:NYD:134
Kues me'womekeer'?
Where is the head of this stream?
Source: PP:NYD:134
Skelee looleeshook'.
I knock it to the ground with a stick (e.g., acorn)
Source: PP:NYD:134
Kues mer'wermeryhl?
From what direction are the clouds coming?
Source: PP:NYD:135
Kues chperrnerysh?
How deep is the water?
Source: PP:NYD:136
Merueh chomsewok'.
I kill five.
Source: PP:NYD:136
Kues ma tomsewom'?
How many did you catch?
Source: PP:NYD:136
Kues no'omoyk'?
How long is this (e.g., snake, rope)?
Source: PP:TRW:356