wóhl

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Wiyot

Wóhl.

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *wa·waʔlewe (“egg”). Cognates include Yurok woorew (“roe”) and Plains Cree wâwi (“egg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑ́ʔl/
  • Hyphenation: wóhl

Noun

wóhl

  1. roe (especially of a salmon)
    • 1964, Della Prince, “Text 54. Curing Salmon”, in Karl V. Teeter, The Wiyot Language, University of California press:
      Wóhl, kulikłabácawahn woł, wóhl.
      Roe, they dry it separately too, roe.

References

  • Gladys A. Reichard (1925) Wiyot Grammar and Texts, University of California press, page 132
  • Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 206
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