Kues soo ney-ge'hl?

Types of WEATHER

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chey-po-rey-ge'hl•verb•
cold weather
(short form chey-po-reg)

Sentence example with
chey-po-rey-ge'hl...


Kol-nee chey-po-rey-ge'hl.
"It's kind of cold."

-'aa-wok Georgiana Trull

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che'-loy'hl
 • verb •
dry weather
(the river is narrow) | it evaporates (dries up)

Sentence example with
che'-loy'hl...


Keech che'-loy'hl.
"The water is drying up."


kaa-mey-ge'hl • verb •
bad weather
(short form kaa-meg)

Sentence example with

kaa-mey-ge'hl...

Keech kaa-mey-ge'hl.
"It's bad weather."

skey-wey-ge'hl • verb •
good weather
(short form skey-weg)

Sentence example with

skey-wey-ge'hl...

Leykw-see cho' pyuer-keyr-e'-mow', keech skey-wey-ge'hl.
"Go play outside, it's good weather out."

-'aa-wok Glen Moore

Types of COLD WEATHER

sahk-sah • verb •
to hail

Cultural Connection...

Sahk-sah is also referred to as key'-ween 'wey-leen ("eel's eyes") because it looks like eel eyes after they've turned white from roasting.


Sentence example with

sahk-sah...

Chmey-aan ho sahk-sah.
"It was hailing yesterday."

Types of RAIN

leyhl-ke-moy • verb •
very fine mist

Sentence example with

leyhl-ke-moy...

Nee-kee teyn-pey-we'hl soo leyhl-ke-moy.
"The mist is like rain."

tom-pey-we'hl • verb •
rain

Sentence example with

tom-pey-we'hl...

'O-wook kee tom-pey-we'hl.
"It's going to rain tomorrow."

teyn-pey-we'hl • verb •
a lot rain
(short form ten)

Sentence example with

teyn-pey-we'hl...

Nue-mee pel' soo teyn-pey-we'hl kee-puen.
"It rains really hard in the Winter."

-'aa-wok Jimmie James

Types of WIND

rookw's • verb •
wind | flatulance
(variant rookw)

Sentence example with

rookw's...

Nee-ko'hl 'we-rookws.
"It's always windy."

-'aa-wok Florence Shaughnessy

skwerrk's • verb •
gust of wind
(variant swerrks)

Sentence example with

swerrk's...

Keech swerrk's.
"the wind has suddenly come up."

-'aa-wok Glen Moore

Types of CLOUDS

loh-pee'hl • verb •
be cloudy
(variant loh-pe'hl)

Sentence example with

loh-pee'hl...

Peych-kue mehl loh-pee'hl.
"The clouds are coming from down river."

-'aa-wok Glenn Moore

leyp-te-nok• noun •
fluffy clouds | wooly material (animal fur)

Sentence example with

leyp-te-nok...

Cho' nue kue kooych leyp-te-nok.
"Go buy some flannel."

-'aa-wok Florence Shaughnessy

leyp-te-nok-see'hl •verb •
the clouds are turning up (changing) | it's becoming cloudy

Sentence example with

leyp-te-nok-see'hl...

Kee-tee leyp-te-nok-see'hl.
"It's going to turn cloudy."

pech-sew? (James will find out more about this wind) - Dale Webster recording with 'aawok Walt McCovey, Jr.

ro-ree' : snow
*ror'

sahk-sah : hail
*key'-ween 'wey-leen -- eel eyes because when you cook them their eyes turn white

key-gey'-pe'hl : lightning strikes
*key-gey'

hl'oh-ko'hl (variant: hl'oh-koh) : thunder
*thunder was a spiritual being that stayed on Earth to keep the balance

hley-goh-ko'hl : rolling thunder
*hle'-goh

mo'-oh-peer : fog

chey-po-rey-ge'hl : cold weather
*chey-po-reg

types of weather:
mehl mey-ge-nek' sey-gep 'uuek : "Coyote weather"; when it's sunny and rainy or sunny and snowy
*when coyote's children froze
(variant: sey-gep 'we-ney-ge'hl)

leyhl-ke-moy : very fine mist

swoo-pee'hl : pouring rain

lerp-sue-wery' : covered in mist

plop' : flood

kue cho' pley-goh-peen : flood season

che'-loy'hl : its dry weather (the river is narrow)

types of DARK WEATHER
leyn-kwe'hl : overcast weather; eclipse
*it is said to one should make lots of noise during an eclipse


types of WARM WEATHER
ta'-a-nok-see'hl : the weather is becoming warm
* "hot and bothered"


yey-wo'hl (variant: yey-wol') : earthquake
*it is said one should wash their face after an earthquake
*earthquake was a spiritual being that stayed on Earth to keep the balance