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Live Your Language: 'Ayekwee'

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published October 26, 2017 at 12:03 PM PDT

In many ways, language expresses worldview.

Leo Canez introduces us to the meaning and useage of 'Ayekwee' (Oyekwee) in the Yurok language.

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Jessica Eden

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