Florence Shaughnessy
Sentences from "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985) (1985)
Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
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Text identifier: NYD
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Edition: Paul Proulx, "Notes on Yurok Derivation" (1985)
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Kues keech wer-ner-'er-mer-cher-werm'?
How far along are you weaving?Source: PP:NYD:114
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Wo-new so lehl-ke-loy-pek'.
I crawl uphill (with effort).Source: PP:NYD:102
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Hoo-let-kwe-loy-sho-yek'.
I'm dragged around.Source: PP:NYD:102
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K'loo-wem' k'e-mech.
Your fire is dying out.Source: PP:NYD:105
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Keech yo-'oh-pe-nee'.
It's been brought clear around.Source: PP:NYD:112
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Poy re-kek'.
I throw something ahead.Source: PP:NYD:114
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Kues too-me-ko-mee'?
How much is scattered around?Source: PP:NYD:114
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Kues re-ko-yo'?
Which way does this water flow?Source: PP:NYD:114
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Kues me'-wo-me-ko-yo'?
Where does the water come from?Source: PP:NYD:115
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Kues no-'o-me-ko-yo'?
How long is this waterway?Source: PP:NYD:115
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Kues soo-nehl?
What's the terrain like?Source: PP:NYD:116
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Kues soo-nehl-kep'?
What's the terrain like?Source: PP:NYD:116
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Kues me'-wo-mehl-ke-loy-pem'?
Where did you crawl from?Source: PP:NYD:116
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Kues me'-wo-mehl-ke-pem'?
Where did you crawl from?Source: PP:NYD:116
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Wo-new soo-nehl-ke-pek'.
I crawl up.Source: PP:NYD:116
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Kues no-'o-me-nek'w?
How long was it submerged?Source: PP:NYD:116
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Ske-lee 'oyhl-ke-sem'.
You lie down here.Source: PP:NYD:116
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Kues soo-ne-nek'w?
What's the direction of something floating?Source: PP:NYD:117
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Kues to-mo-nek'w?
How far did the water come up on it?Source: PP:NYD:117
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Wek laa-yet-kwe-lo-shook'.
I drag it along here.Source: PP:NYD:117
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Wek laa-yet-kwe-loy-shook'.
I drag it along here.Source: PP:NYD:117
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Kues we-no-'o-me-wet'?
Where is (a dog) up to carrying something in its mouth?Source: PP:NYD:118
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Wek soo-ne'-wey-yem'.
Your face looks likeSource: PP:NYD:119
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Wek soo-nee-hlek'.
I dream this.Source: PP:NYD:119
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Wek soo-neehl-kwok'.
I dream this.Source: PP:NYD:119
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Wek soo-neehl-kue-mek'.
I dream about someone this way.Source: PP:NYD:119
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Won nee rok-see-mek'.
I doubt someone's identity.Source: PP:NYD:120
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Wo'-nee chpok-sek'.
I contemplate on something.Source: PP:NYD:120
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Keem soo-nok-see-mek'.
I disapprove of someone.Source: PP:NYD:120
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Skuy' soo-nok-see-mek'.
I have good thoughts about someone.Source: PP:NYD:120
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Kue me-raa soo-no'-mo-lek'.
I smell smoky.Source: PP:NYD:120
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Hlkoo-lo-nee soo-nom'.
It smells of mud.Source: PP:NYD:120
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Kues too-mo-nee'hl?
How expensive?Source: PP:NYD:121
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Kues too-mo-neehl-kwom'?
How much did you pay for it?Source: PP:NYD:121
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Wo-new laa-yo'-re-pek'.
I run along the hillside.Source: PP:NYD:122
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Kues me'-wo-mo'-re-pem'?
Where did you start running from?Source: PP:NYD:122
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Kues ma no-'o-mo'-re-pem'?
How long or far did you run?Source: PP:NYD:122
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Kes-kee raa-yo'-re-pek'?
I run along the river, below.Source: PP:NYD:122
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Kues soo-no'-re-pek'?
How fast was I running?Source: PP:NYD:122
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Won nee shoo-new'.
It's strange-tasting.Source: PP:NYD:118
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Kues chperr-neryk'?
How deep does it flow?Source: PP:NYD:123
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Kues me'-wo-moyk'?
From what direction did it crawl out?Source: PP:NYD:123
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Kues mer'-wer-meryk'?
Where does the stream flow from?Source: PP:NYD:123
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Kues serr-neryk'?
How is it flowing?Source: PP:NYD:123
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Cho' kwooy-ke-no-tem'!
Play out the rope slowly!Source: PP:NYD:123
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'Ner-'err-kerhl no-'o-mue'l.
It's up to my knees.Source: PP:NYD:124
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Kues too-mue'-lo-ge'hl?
How deep is the water?Source: PP:NYD:124
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Woy luee-le-sek'.
I take a load to a different (wrong) placeSource: PP:NYD:124
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Wo-neek luue-le's.
Someone carries a load uphillSource: PP:NYD:124
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Kues me'-wo-muue-le-sem'?
Where did you bring your load from?Source: PP:NYD:124
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Chpaa-neek me'-wo-mue-le-sek'.
I bring this load from afar.Source: PP:NYD:124
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Kues no-'o-muue-le-sem'?
How long have you been packing your load?Source: PP:NYD:124
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Choo-lek'w soo-nuue-le-sek'.
I carry a load downhill.Source: PP:NYD:124
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Kues to-muue-le-sem'?
How much is your load?Source: PP:NYD:124
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Kues too-muue-no-wom'?
What's your age?Source: PP:NYD:125
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Ma chpe-gaa-ne-che-wek'.
I was gone a long time.Source: PP:NYD:125
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Kues ma no-'o-me-choom'?
How long were you gone?Source: PP:NYD:126
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Pue-leek son-chook'.
I paddle downstream, toward the ocean beach.Source: PP:NYD:126
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Kues kee sooy-chook'?
How will I travel?Source: PP:NYD:126
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Keem son-kook'.
I treat someone badly.Source: PP:NYD:126
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Moh-keech son-kook'.
I treat someone in kind, get revenge.Source: PP:NYD:126
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Kues tom-koom'?
How much of this did you do?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues we-no-'o-me-kook'?
How far along are you (working)?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Cho' ke-lo-meek-se-nem' pa-'ah!
Turn the water away!Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues me'-wo-me-keek'?
Where's the head of this stream?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues no-'o-me-keek'?
How far did this water flow from?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues we-no-'o-me-keek'?
Where is the water up to (in an aquaduct)?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues mer'-wer-merk'ws?
Where's the wind blowing from?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues rook'ws?
Which way does the wind blow?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues serr-nerk'ws?
How hard/which way is the wind blowing?Source: PP:NYD:127
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Kues soo-newkw-sem'?
Which direction are you going (by boat)?Source: PP:NYD:128
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Noo-rew' ser-ner-yerh-see'.
The scenery is pretty.Source: PP:NYD:128
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Kues me'-wo-mo-'o-chem'?
How far have you come?Source: PP:NYD:128
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Kues keech we-no-'o-chehl?
Where are they up to (in a boat race)?Source: PP:NYD:128
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Kues me'-wo-mooch'?
Where is the sound coming from?Source: PP:NYD:128
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Keem' soo-nooch'.
It's a noise of distress.Source: PP:NYD:129
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Woh-pekw soo-no'hl.
It flies out to the middle of the water.Source: PP:NYD:129
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Ko-lo che-ge-mem soo-no'hl.
It flies like a hummingbird.Source: PP:NYD:129
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Kues too-mo-'o-pem'?
How tall are you?Source: PP:NYD:130
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Nee-mee te-ge-no-yew'.
They don't pay me much.Source: PP:NYD:130
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Kues to-mo-ye-wem'?
How much did you pay in wages?Source: PP:NYD:130
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Wek to'mp-'aak'.
This much is mine.Source: PP:NYD:130
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Kues to'm-pey-yom'?
How much did you eat?Source: PP:NYD:130
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Kues me'-wo-mue-rem'?
Where did you swim here from?Source: PP:NYD:131
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Kues soo-nue-rem'?
In which direction did you swim?Source: PP:NYD:131
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Kues 'uue-rem'?
What's your position (in a swimming group)?Source: PP:NYD:131
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Kues soo-no-ne-mem'?
Where did you take it?Source: PP:NYD:133
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Kues to-mo-ne-mem'?
How much did you take?Source: PP:NYD:133
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Keet wer'-terysh
Someone is going all out to show off.Source: PP:NYD:135
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Kues to-mo-lem'?
How many people were there?Source: PP:NYD:134
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Kues me'-wo-me-keer'?
Where is the head of this stream?Source: PP:NYD:134
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Ske-lee loo-lee-shook'.
I knock it to the ground with a stick (e.g., acorn)Source: PP:NYD:134
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Kues mer'-wer-meryhl?
From what direction are the clouds coming?Source: PP:NYD:135
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Kues chperr-nerysh?
How deep is the water?Source: PP:NYD:136
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Me-rueh chom-se-wok'.
I kill five.Source: PP:NYD:136
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Kues ma tom-se-wom'?
How many did you catch?Source: PP:NYD:136
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Kues no-'o-moyk'?
How long is this (e.g., snake, rope)?Source: PP:TRW:356