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)

  1. Kues keech wer-ner-'er-mer-cher-werm'?
    How far along are you weaving?

    Source: PP:NYD:114

  2. Wo-new so lehl-ke-loy-pek'.
    I crawl uphill (with effort).

    Source: PP:NYD:102

  3. Hoo-let-kwe-loy-sho-yek'.
    I'm dragged around.

    Source: PP:NYD:102

  4. K'loo-wem' k'e-mech.
    Your fire is dying out.

    Source: PP:NYD:105

  5. Keech yo-'oh-pe-nee'.
    It's been brought clear around.

    Source: PP:NYD:112

  6. Poy re-kek'.
    I throw something ahead.

    Source: PP:NYD:114

  7. Kues too-me-ko-mee'?
    How much is scattered around?

    Source: PP:NYD:114

  8. Kues re-ko-yo'?
    Which way does this water flow?

    Source: PP:NYD:114

  9. Kues me'-wo-me-ko-yo'?
    Where does the water come from?

    Source: PP:NYD:115

  10. Kues no-'o-me-ko-yo'?
    How long is this waterway?

    Source: PP:NYD:115

  11. Kues soo-nehl?
    What's the terrain like?

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  12. Kues soo-nehl-kep'?
    What's the terrain like?

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  13. Kues me'-wo-mehl-ke-loy-pem'?
    Where did you crawl from?

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  14. Kues me'-wo-mehl-ke-pem'?
    Where did you crawl from?

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  15. Wo-new soo-nehl-ke-pek'.
    I crawl up.

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  16. Kues no-'o-me-nek'w?
    How long was it submerged?

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  17. Ske-lee 'oyhl-ke-sem'.
    You lie down here.

    Source: PP:NYD:116

  18. Kues soo-ne-nek'w?
    What's the direction of something floating?

    Source: PP:NYD:117

  19. Kues to-mo-nek'w?
    How far did the water come up on it?

    Source: PP:NYD:117

  20. Wek laa-yet-kwe-lo-shook'.
    I drag it along here.

    Source: PP:NYD:117

  21. Wek laa-yet-kwe-loy-shook'.
    I drag it along here.

    Source: PP:NYD:117

  22. Kues we-no-'o-me-wet'?
    Where is (a dog) up to carrying something in its mouth?

    Source: PP:NYD:118

  23. Wek soo-ne'-wey-yem'.
    Your face looks like

    Source: PP:NYD:119

  24. Wek soo-nee-hlek'.
    I dream this.

    Source: PP:NYD:119

  25. Wek soo-neehl-kwok'.
    I dream this.

    Source: PP:NYD:119

  26. Wek soo-neehl-kue-mek'.
    I dream about someone this way.

    Source: PP:NYD:119

  27. Won nee rok-see-mek'.
    I doubt someone's identity.

    Source: PP:NYD:120

  28. Wo'-nee chpok-sek'.
    I contemplate on something.

    Source: PP:NYD:120

  29. Keem soo-nok-see-mek'.
    I disapprove of someone.

    Source: PP:NYD:120

  30. Skuy' soo-nok-see-mek'.
    I have good thoughts about someone.

    Source: PP:NYD:120

  31. Kue me-raa soo-no'-mo-lek'.
    I smell smoky.

    Source: PP:NYD:120

  32. Hlkoo-lo-nee soo-nom'.
    It smells of mud.

    Source: PP:NYD:120

  33. Kues too-mo-nee'hl?
    How expensive?

    Source: PP:NYD:121

  34. Kues too-mo-neehl-kwom'?
    How much did you pay for it?

    Source: PP:NYD:121

  35. Wo-new laa-yo'-re-pek'.
    I run along the hillside.

    Source: PP:NYD:122

  36. Kues me'-wo-mo'-re-pem'?
    Where did you start running from?

    Source: PP:NYD:122

  37. Kues ma no-'o-mo'-re-pem'?
    How long or far did you run?

    Source: PP:NYD:122

  38. Kes-kee raa-yo'-re-pek'?
    I run along the river, below.

    Source: PP:NYD:122

  39. Kues soo-no'-re-pek'?
    How fast was I running?

    Source: PP:NYD:122

  40. Won nee shoo-new'.
    It's strange-tasting.

    Source: PP:NYD:118

  41. Kues chperr-neryk'?
    How deep does it flow?

    Source: PP:NYD:123

  42. Kues me'-wo-moyk'?
    From what direction did it crawl out?

    Source: PP:NYD:123

  43. Kues mer'-wer-meryk'?
    Where does the stream flow from?

    Source: PP:NYD:123

  44. Kues serr-neryk'?
    How is it flowing?

    Source: PP:NYD:123

  45. Cho' kwooy-ke-no-tem'!
    Play out the rope slowly!

    Source: PP:NYD:123

  46. 'Ner-'err-kerhl no-'o-mue'l.
    It's up to my knees.

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  47. Kues too-mue'-lo-ge'hl?
    How deep is the water?

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  48. Woy luee-le-sek'.
    I take a load to a different (wrong) place

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  49. Wo-neek luue-le's.
    Someone carries a load uphill

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  50. Kues me'-wo-muue-le-sem'?
    Where did you bring your load from?

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  51. Chpaa-neek me'-wo-mue-le-sek'.
    I bring this load from afar.

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  52. Kues no-'o-muue-le-sem'?
    How long have you been packing your load?

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  53. Choo-lek'w soo-nuue-le-sek'.
    I carry a load downhill.

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  54. Kues to-muue-le-sem'?
    How much is your load?

    Source: PP:NYD:124

  55. Kues too-muue-no-wom'?
    What's your age?

    Source: PP:NYD:125

  56. Ma chpe-gaa-ne-che-wek'.
    I was gone a long time.

    Source: PP:NYD:125

  57. Kues ma no-'o-me-choom'?
    How long were you gone?

    Source: PP:NYD:126

  58. Pue-leek son-chook'.
    I paddle downstream, toward the ocean beach.

    Source: PP:NYD:126

  59. Kues kee sooy-chook'?
    How will I travel?

    Source: PP:NYD:126

  60. Keem son-kook'.
    I treat someone badly.

    Source: PP:NYD:126

  61. Moh-keech son-kook'.
    I treat someone in kind, get revenge.

    Source: PP:NYD:126

  62. Kues tom-koom'?
    How much of this did you do?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  63. Kues we-no-'o-me-kook'?
    How far along are you (working)?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  64. Cho' ke-lo-meek-se-nem' pa-'ah!
    Turn the water away!

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  65. Kues me'-wo-me-keek'?
    Where's the head of this stream?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  66. Kues no-'o-me-keek'?
    How far did this water flow from?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  67. Kues we-no-'o-me-keek'?
    Where is the water up to (in an aquaduct)?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  68. Kues mer'-wer-merk'ws?
    Where's the wind blowing from?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  69. Kues rook'ws?
    Which way does the wind blow?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  70. Kues serr-nerk'ws?
    How hard/which way is the wind blowing?

    Source: PP:NYD:127

  71. Kues soo-newkw-sem'?
    Which direction are you going (by boat)?

    Source: PP:NYD:128

  72. Noo-rew' ser-ner-yerh-see'.
    The scenery is pretty.

    Source: PP:NYD:128

  73. Kues me'-wo-mo-'o-chem'?
    How far have you come?

    Source: PP:NYD:128

  74. Kues keech we-no-'o-chehl?
    Where are they up to (in a boat race)?

    Source: PP:NYD:128

  75. Kues me'-wo-mooch'?
    Where is the sound coming from?

    Source: PP:NYD:128

  76. Keem' soo-nooch'.
    It's a noise of distress.

    Source: PP:NYD:129

  77. Woh-pekw soo-no'hl.
    It flies out to the middle of the water.

    Source: PP:NYD:129

  78. Ko-lo che-ge-mem soo-no'hl.
    It flies like a hummingbird.

    Source: PP:NYD:129

  79. Kues too-mo-'o-pem'?
    How tall are you?

    Source: PP:NYD:130

  80. Nee-mee te-ge-no-yew'.
    They don't pay me much.

    Source: PP:NYD:130

  81. Kues to-mo-ye-wem'?
    How much did you pay in wages?

    Source: PP:NYD:130

  82. Wek to'mp-'aak'.
    This much is mine.

    Source: PP:NYD:130

  83. Kues to'm-pey-yom'?
    How much did you eat?

    Source: PP:NYD:130

  84. Kues me'-wo-mue-rem'?
    Where did you swim here from?

    Source: PP:NYD:131

  85. Kues soo-nue-rem'?
    In which direction did you swim?

    Source: PP:NYD:131

  86. Kues 'uue-rem'?
    What's your position (in a swimming group)?

    Source: PP:NYD:131

  87. Kues soo-no-ne-mem'?
    Where did you take it?

    Source: PP:NYD:133

  88. Kues to-mo-ne-mem'?
    How much did you take?

    Source: PP:NYD:133

  89. Keet wer'-terysh
    Someone is going all out to show off.

    Source: PP:NYD:135

  90. Kues to-mo-lem'?
    How many people were there?

    Source: PP:NYD:134

  91. Kues me'-wo-me-keer'?
    Where is the head of this stream?

    Source: PP:NYD:134

  92. Ske-lee loo-lee-shook'.
    I knock it to the ground with a stick (e.g., acorn)

    Source: PP:NYD:134

  93. Kues mer'-wer-meryhl?
    From what direction are the clouds coming?

    Source: PP:NYD:135

  94. Kues chperr-nerysh?
    How deep is the water?

    Source: PP:NYD:136

  95. Me-rueh chom-se-wok'.
    I kill five.

    Source: PP:NYD:136

  96. Kues ma tom-se-wom'?
    How many did you catch?

    Source: PP:NYD:136

  97. Kues no-'o-moyk'?
    How long is this (e.g., snake, rope)?

    Source: PP:TRW:356