| ADJ | Adjective |
| ADV | Adverb |
| def. art. | definite article |
| Denom. | Denominative |
| Det | Determiner |
| Dimin. | Diminutive |
| du. pl. | Dual plural (exactly two people, things, etc.) |
| e.g. | for example |
| equiv. | equivalent |
| esp. | especially |
| Gram: | Grammatical analysis |
| i.e. | that is |
| IMP | Imperative (command) |
| INTERJ | Interjection |
| Lit. | Literally |
| Lit: | Literally |
| LOC | Locational |
| N | Noun |
| Neg | Negative |
| no. | number |
| Obj. | Object |
| perh. | perhaps |
| pl. | plural |
| POSS | Possessive |
| POSTF | Postfix (see G p. 29) |
| POSTP | Postposition |
| PREF | Prefix |
| PROF | Profix (see G p. 29) |
| PRON | Pronoun |
| PTCL | Particle |
| Ref: | Reference (to textual source) |
| sg. | singular |
| sp. | species |
| Subj. | Subject |
| SUFF | Suffix |
| Top | Topic (see G 833.1) |
| V | Verb |
| 1pl. | First person plural, 'we' |
| 1sg. | First person singular, 'I' |
| 2pl. | Second person plural, 'you' (all) |
| 2sg. | Second person singular, 'you' |
| 3pl. | Third person plural, 'they' |
| 3sg. | Third person singular, 'he, she, it' |
| FF | Fannie Fisher personal names list manuscript,
loaned by Leaf Hillman |
| G | "Grammar" section of William Bright, The Karok
Language (1957). |
| H | John P. Harrington (in biological identifications) |
| IJAL | International Journal of American Linguistics |
| ITIS | Integrated Taxonomic Information System |
| JPH | John P. Harrington |
| KM | "Karuk Myths", JPH 1932b |
| KS | "Karuk Stories", transcribed by JPH, edited by
Jim Ferrara |
| KV | "Karuk Verbs", unpublished file slips collection
of William Bright |
| M | C. Hart Merriam (in biological identifications) |
| NPDC | National Plant Data Center |
| T | "Texts" section in William Bright, The Karok
Language (1957). |
| TK | "Tobacco Among the Karuk", JPH 1932a |
| WB | William Bright |
The work of project participants at Berkeley and in the Karuk Tribe has been supported by many sources, including the following: