Yurok dictionary

lo'ogey be black, be dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

muelah horse

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

skeleek down

tege'muer snowbird

tekwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black

worue overhead, on the surface

'eskew turtle (large)

keeshen be summer, summer

lekw outside, out

me'yehl stinging nettle

neekwech grizzly bear

pecheek up river, upstream, far upriver

pekoyoh be red

skeweg be good weather, be clear weather, be sunny weather

tereet spotted sandpiper

tuuek tail of fish, salmon tail

Wehlkwew a village across the river from Rek'woy

wonewsleg moon, sun

wook morning, dawn, be morning

woomehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)

'O Schegep' the boat landing at Rek'woy, a reddish cliff north(west) of the mouth of the Klamath, a site with house-pits somewhere north of Stone Lagoon, a rock by the landing spot at Churey

'wes'onew sky

'yekwhl maggot, worm

cheycheyes mosquito

chperger' razor clam

harpuech ant

hehlkew in the mountains, mountain

heyomues skunk

Huep'oo Hupa

kaameg be bad weather

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kelok goose

kerrcherh mountain ridge

k'err' crow

nepe'woo the first salmon to run (up the Klamath river), a variety of fish, different kinds of fish

neeegem flint, obsidian

peeshkah salt, sea, ocean

perwerh south

roree' it snows

stohstek' small fir tree

swoopee'hl pour with rain, rain hard

s'e'goh madrone tree

tegey' flea

tohkow talk in a group

tokues pelican

wonoye'eek in the sky, up in the middle of the sky

'n-ekwol my fishing rock, my claim, my title, my fishing place

cheporeg be cold weather

hega'p'oh cottonwood

hegoomuemek' I say, I speak to

he'mee' pigeon

heer inland, north side

hlmeyep'eer' rattlesnake

hl'ewkwelochek' I snore

ho'mono' tanoak

ho'ow cedar

hue'uuep' hazel

kes down

keyoh early fall, early autumn

keehl redwood tree

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

ko'ses crab

kermserhl large white edible mushroom

lehlkoo' fall, be heard (noises)

ler'ergerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee

mekwchoh sea snail

mewech' it blows (wind), the wind is blowing in this direction

merk crane, heron

nepoyoch greens, hay

nerhpery berry

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber

pkwo'olo' maple

pontet ashes

perkeryerh be red (round things)

sahksah hail, hail

sepolah valley, field, prairie

swerrk'ws there is a gust of wind, wind is blowing in this direction

syo'oogechek' I grunt, I make a noise

Tmery 'We-Roy Cannery Creek

tergerwermek' I greet, I speak to, I talk to

terhkuen fish head, salmon head

terkerkue' valley quail

weno'ome'hl it is a particular season, season

wohpewk "the direction about at right angles to the course of the lower Klamath, or roughly southwest", across the sea, west

wonekuek up, above, on

'ewom slug

'erplers apple

'wer'errgerch alder (used for orange dye)

chegel' seaweed, edible seaweed, sea lettuce, Porphyra, wide summer seaweed

chekas donkey

cheeegery huckleberry

chmeyoksee'hl it is evening, it is dusk, it is late

hegoorekeech yerba buena tea, vine tea

heechoo below, downhill, a little bit downhill

heeko'ch'uek across (water)

heenoyk after, behind

heepuer a little bit downriver, down below, northward

hlkeleekra' shrew, mole

herk'werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kego'sneg seagull

kuechkuech angleworm, worms for bait

kwescheen strawberry

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lergerl' buzzard, vulture

mechaanep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

mego'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

mo'ohpeer fog

merrn river duck

muenter'ery be white (animals, birds)

nosonos tick (insect)

Pekwtuehl a village between the Klamath and Trinity where they meet

peesh'on scale of fish

perncherch dust

pue'nos tumble bug

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

rek'woy river mouth

rohtuen bullhead (fish)

roreer snow

sa'ro' sea anemone

skoyom bat (animal)

sloowehl wild oats

sloyhl dried eel

sohchee up, on top, above, on

spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk

serrnerh be a particular color

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

tergerw speak, settle a dispute

terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

wohkelo' pepperwood

wohlkechee' it is morning

wohpuek into water

wonkewek' I leach acorns, I make bread

wooyhl all night, overnight

'osreer there is a noise

'wahchehl civet cat

chegecheehl red-breasted sapsucker

chelel' kingfisher, killdeer

chemeen hog's fennel, doctor's pain

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

chkeep'or' a type of plant

chmey yesterday, late

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

cherkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail

Chuelue Bald Hills

chye'wol musical instrument

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

heechmey the day before yesterday

heechoy below, underneath

heema'erk'uek below, underneath

heemech front, in front

heeno' after, behind, following

heepech upriver, upstream, a little bit upriver

heerkeek inland

heetoy here

holeehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel

hoogech star

kechoy all day

keges dried surf fish

Kenek a village on the Klamath

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

keekwten moss, rotten wood

koykuuel' hollow rock (lucky)

kweech a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwo'ror' candlefish

kweryerwek' I whistle (esp. in calling someone)

k'ooy' jay, bluejay

k'yow swan

le'go' fisher

luuehl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine

mahkuehl salal berry

mo'ohpeerk be foggy

merwerseeshleg biting lizard

mer'lues a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mer'erx gills

Muerekw a village on the Klamath

neryert duck, ducks

pahkwo' willow, red willow

pechow upriver, upstream

pee'eeyers fresh-water clam, razor clam

plerrsek' I make a loud noise, I am loud

pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

per'erk dried mussel

puel below (lower down the river)

rohpee'hl it clears (of weather)

rookw wind

rootah sun ray

skoyon be blue

soool yew

Sregon a village on the Klamath

Srperh a village along the Klamath

s'eyoh pounding stone

s'oktoy be brown, be light brown, be tan

s'erkter'ery be light brown (animals)

tegeen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

tektekoh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

teekwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

Wa's'ey a village at Young's Bar

weno'omoksee'hl it is a particular season

wohpew across the sea, west

won up, above

wonep' hill

wonuekuek above, overhead

yegom mountain quail

'O Regos Tucker Rock (a rock at the mouth of the Klamath River)

'oloyew' it calls (e.g. of a bird), it hoots, it makes a noise, it squeaks (e.g. of a bed)

'owookpaa the day after tomorrow

'werrgeryerchek' I speak English

cheguen fallfish, king salmon

chekwchekw an eagle, a little smaller than a golden eagle, fish hawk

chkohpeen blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

chkweges hair seal

chohkeeks gnat

choolew below, downhill

chergercheryerh kingsnake

harpuen mint, mint tea

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hekwsa' whale

he'wonek wild oats

heewon above, a little way above

Heewow a house in Rek'woy

hlkwerterkws frog

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

Hop'ew a village in the current location of Klamath

ho'olek brake fern, bracken fern

hergerrwerhl flowering dogwood

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kegor porpoise

kepcheneesh fawn

Keykem a village on the Klamath

knewolek sea serpent

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kohchewech first month in old Yurok calendar, one month

koyaakw' starfish

kerhper' thimbleberry tree

kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kwegokw raven

kweyuech a bird now extinct

kwomkepek' I groan

k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay

legech mudhen, coot

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leychehl blackberry

leyolekws snake, water-snake

ler'ergery be black, be dark-colored (animals, birds)

megeseek weasel

mekwchek snail

merueh chego'onep' five-point buck

metkoh gumboot chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

mewomech' it blows in a particular direction (of the wind)

meworoh it is clearing (of weather), clouds are gone

me'yk'welep poison ivy

mohka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

mohkoh head louse, head lice

merkwermerkwerhl mountain chain

muelomuel wild currant

mueneepernee thistle

muesmues cow, bull, cattle

negahse'wey rainbow

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

Negono' a place below Keykem

nekwel porcupine

neneepuech' sucker fish

nepoyon wild parsley, greens, hay

ne'muuep' vetch, lupine

Nohchkueh a village on the Klamath

Nohchkueh Heekoh a place across the river from Nohchkuh

nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger

noochek' I make a noise

nooloochek' I answer

paamew octopus

pekoyop' it is red (water)

pes'es hemlock

pe'wol soapstone

plegel' great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)

plee'wes gray squirrel

plerrgerchek' I talk too loud

pohsey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

pregoneesh condor

pergern small willow, blue willow

perrnekeesh dead eel in water

perwkween onion

perwerw south, town

puer north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

puereyow north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

pyah manzanita berry

re'noh feather

rootep' it is a particular time

sekws parsley

sekwsew quahog clam

skewege'hl it is good weather, it is clear weather

smechken chipmunk

Sreg Pech a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Chokik

serrnerk'ws it is very windy weather

seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin

Stoowen a village along the Klamath

swegoopeehl pour with rain

syo'ooch' s/he makes a noise

s'erwerh blue grouse

taanep be yellow

ta'amo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

ta'ehl be hot weather

teseer beaver

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tomowohlek' I chatter

tonpewe'hl it is showery

tergers rat

terwermers bee, yellowjacket

tuemonoks tule (plant)

tuuuep flying squirrel

Twehlkar a place along the Klamath above Srpr'

Wahsekw a village on the Klamath, Martin's Ferry

wentokws female (animal or bird)

weyokseep Labrador tea

wohpekw across the sea, west

wohpee island

woop' out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'ee out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'eek out in the water (of an island, etc.)

werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

werhkweech fir-tree bark (used for firewood)

werms worm, worms

werych'erks puppy

wer'er' tree toad, tree frog

ye'womey' the sun sets

yer'erner' abalone shell, haliotis

'O Chaahl 'We-Repokw a place

'erhlkerh female dog, bitch

'Rner' a village along the Klamath

'Erner' 'We-Roy Blue Creek

'weskwen branch of a tree

'weskwenet branch of a tree when cut off

'werhtuuep' Indian greens

'werrgeryerch speak English

'weryken fat part of fish between fins and gills

'wer'hlpeeterk root, willow root

Chaahl 'O Knew a long beach

chaanuen young shoot of a plant

Chahpekw a village at Stone Lagoon

Chahpekw 'O Ket'oh Stone Lagoon

charkoo dried fish head, gills

chechekw fin of fish, bone of fish, small fish bones

chegemem 'we-cheeeshep' kind of plant

chegee chinquapin tree

chegeee nuthatch, sparrow

chegeeekor oriole

chegeekw swamp robin, winter robin

chego'onep' four-point buck

chekche'eehl prayer rock

chekwchem acorns decayed in soft clay, acorns black from soaking

chek'chek' a small brown bird with a sharp nose

chek'or periwinkle

chek'wehl prayer seat, "stone 'seats' on mountains ... They are semicircular walls of mortared stones, a yard or two across, three or four feet high", flat place in front of a cliff

chenoh red cod

chepore'hl it is cold weather

chepuer' be steep (of water), a little waterfall

chereekue' swamp robin

cheeek hegoh money snake

cheeek mehl 'ee'eekew money snake

cheeep nuthatch

cheekee chicken

chkemkoh flint used in face tattooing

chkeep'erhl snowdrop flower

chkee'wor clover

Chkweges 'O Rek'eeen a rock in the Klamath below 'Rnr'

Chkweges 'W-a'aag a sea-stack, the larger of the Turtle Rocks near Patrick's Point

chkwohl steelhead

chmegok coyote

chmeyonen hoogech evening star

Chokeek a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Sreg Pech

Chokeek 'We-Roy the creek at Chokik

choona'awech fourth month in old Yurok calendar, four months

chorek'week nee merk green heron

chorek'week nee 'werrp moth

choreemew' "the name of the beaver in a myth"

chergeekue' swamp robin

chergeesh a small woodpecker

cherhkeryehl they are bright colored

chernuep licorice fern

cherrnuen sprout, young plant

cherwerser' seventh month in old Yurok calendar

chuelue nee negeneech jumping mouse

chuelue nee nep wild parsley

Chuerew Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

Chuerewa' Trinidad Head (a large rounded promontory at Trinidad, almost separated from the mainland)

chuerey mountain

Chuerey Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

chweenkah pray together

chweenkor word

chweenkuek sayings, language

chyew' make music

chye'wolek' I make music, I play music

chyer'ery' 'ue-mohka' a tree with long red berries

chyer'ery' 'ue-pyah bearberries

ch'ek wren

ch'e'gee' black oak, live oak

ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket

haalop glue from a tree

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

ha'aag nee yeguen alum root

Hehlkeek 'We-Roy Klamath River

Hehlkue Serr Maynot Creek

hehlkuesleg live surf fish, smelt

hekwol' butter clam

hekwol' son' oyster

hekwsa' 'ue-mer'erx baleen

heweeyem' dentalium shell, 2 inch

hewomes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

hewoy surf fish

heekonee formerly, once

heemarkeek below, underneath

heenahpch behind (a person), following behind

Heeneg a Tolowa town on Smith River, Smith River

heepuereyow northward, toward the (Klamath) river mouth

heerken inland

heewoh across the sea, halfway

heewo'neek above

hee'nk'ehl white oak

hlkeyom clay

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones

hlke'mohlkek' I shut up

hlkohl mud

hlkerhlkerpeech spotted fawn

hlmeyeep'ar' rattlesnake

hlpergerp' flounder

hl'ekwelechek' I snore

hl'ewkweleeneechek' I snore

hl'ohkohl 'we-nerh thunder berry

hl'erkeech large wild rose with big hips

Ho Wegoh a flat near the Klamath

hohkem eleventh or twelfth month in old Yurok calendar

Hoktkehl a promontory on the north side of Trinidad Head

holeehl kaap' hazel

holeehl 'wr-nerh hazelnuts

homonah live oak

hoogech neeen' astronomer

hoogech 'ue-m falling star

hoogechoy be starry (night)

Hop'ew Puel 'We-Roy a gully upriver from Hop'ew

Hop'ew 'We-Roy a creek downriver from Hop'ew

hotmon baby rabbit

ho'gon north wind, storm

herk'werh 'ue-peeesh peas

herk'werh 'we-chpegar' California poppy

herk'werh 'we-nep pale sweet pea

herrner' barnacle

huehuehuercheen a type of wren

huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Huep'oo nee herk'werh jackrabbit

hue'ueh nut

kaames evil water creature, shark

kaames 'ue-kaap' skunk cabbage

kaames 'wr-nerh slim solomon

kaamoh twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar

kaamopee' rough water, rapids

kahkah 'we-nep hog's fennel

kegey' there is lightning

kehlkem red clay, floor

kelomehl fall, autumn

kelomoksee'hl it is a period of time (month, season, year?)

Kenek Puel a village downriver from Kenek

Kenek 'We-Roy Tuley Creek

keromecha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

ket'oh there is a lagoon, body of still water, lake, lagoon

keyohkemoh early fall, early autumn

keyomop' whirlpool

keyoweyues entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

ke'ween 'ue-par redbud

ke'ween 'we-leen hail

ke'ween 'wr-nerh Indian peach

ke'ype'hl there is a flicker of lightning

Keehl 'O Tep Heemar a fishing place on the Klamath

Keehl 'O Tep 'We-Roy a creek on the Klamath

klew waterfall

kle'uep'oh clover, brush, flora

Knetken 'O Loo a large boulder in the Klamath downstream from Muurekw

knewoleta' eighth month in old Yurok calendar

Knewsep a long prairie

Knuehl a fishing place (where there is deep water) off Moore's Rock

kohchaawech sixth month in old Yurok calendar

kohchehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kotkoteer' wild celery

kotkoteer' 'ue-segon gambleweed

koypoh hoogech morning star

kergerpeehl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

kerger'ermerchek' I speak Karok

kerhkerh small turtle

kerhlkerh small turtle, crab

kerhlkerh segon scorpion

kerhpeen thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree

kerhpeen 'ue-segon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine

kreeech a plant used as a herb

kerkernerweech daddy longlegs

kerrmercher' ninth month in old Yurok calendar

Kerrneet 'Wo-'Ol' Little Trinidad Head (a promontory near Trinidad Head)

kerychergerh braid one's hair, mink

kerycherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

ker'merkws tan-oak mushroom

kuereesh the end of a net, the point of a V-shaped mark, used for calendar keeping, made in a slate slab in the floor of a sweat-house

kuernkuern the inside of a salmon's head, gristle in salmon's head

kwa'ree' a brown bird, darker on breast with black specks, red eyes

kwegey kingsnake

kwesaage'lew' someone who is hoarse, someone with a harsh voice

kwesaalewek' I am hoarse

kwesaalochek' I speak hoarsely, I sing hoarsely

kweykweyuer whistle

kweykweyuerowok' I whistle a song

kwerch a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwerhkweryerchek' I whistle

kwerrmeech black chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper

kwerykweryerch screech owl

kweryerh whistle, whistle

kweryterp an edible plant with white flowers

kweryuemek' I whistle to (someone)

kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)

kyahchenee vernal

kyeseks gopher

kyosekws gopher

k'erosegon scorpion

k'etk'ehl sweet colt's foot

k'e'go' there is lightning

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'errch' 'we-cheeeshep' lupin

k'errch' 'wr-nerh twinberry

k'err' segon blackbird

laamohlek' I make a noise by pounding

laapeeshkah along the seashore

la'asehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

Legep'ew a hole or cave on the southwest side of Trinidad Head

lehlkem skunk cabbage leaves

lekeeta' backbone (of fish), spine (of fish)

lekonee hoogech falling star, shooting star

lekwsew outside

lemege'hl there is a loud noise

lemem' rumble

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

lepchoh fur

leptenoksee'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

lewkwenohl be cloudy

leykwehl noise in the air similar to infants crying (bad omen)

le'wol' greasewood, snowbrush

lochomuuek tadpole

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohtuen lingcod, snapper

lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

lo'ogenew dark things

lo'ogenee dark

lo'ogeyowok' I am black, I am dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo'oge'rok' I am black

lo'oge'ron' it is black, it is charred (trees, sticks, etc.)

lerpsuewery' it is covered in mist

lerpternue'erwery' it is bad weather

ler'ergeryek' I am black, I am dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler'ergeryhl be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler'ergeryk be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler'ergerysh dark-skinned person

maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber

maay clear (of weather), pass by

mahkew salal

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove

megerseek weasel

mehl chegeeshew shootingstar (flower)

mehl regookwseen cheeeshep' mission bells (plant)

mehl seges'ew shooting star

mekwta' stump

Meleg a sea-stack between 'O Segen and the mouth of the Klamath

menomen Juneberry

meroyoo fifth month in old Yurok calendar

mesen' lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

meskaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

meskwerep straw, dry grass

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

mewe's

Meweehl 'O Legehl Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)

meweehl 'ue-segon canvasback

meweehl 'we-chpegar' fat solomon, false solomon's seal

meweehl 'we-s'ech elk horn

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

Mewomekwehl a flat area by Trinidad Head, now a parking lot

me'gech trillium

me'woo a fish (sp.)

me'yehl 'ue-segon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle

me'yk'weluuep' poison oak

meeeks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

merk 'we-cheeeshep' lupin, lupine

merkwerhl mountain, peak, hill

merkwermerkw mountain

merner's fish skin

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

merr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

mer'erh skin, hide, fur of animal

mer'errwer' mock orange

muelmuel wild currant

muenchar' be white (trees, etc.)

muencheyowok' I am white

muenche'ron' it is white (tree, tree blossoms, etc.)

muenchok's it is white (flat things)

muencherh be white, (of round things) be light-colored (of plants, etc.)

muenchers fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

muenters fair-skinned person

muenter'eryek' I am white (animals, birds)

muer'uern' river duck, "evidently the sawbill or merganser", "white duck"

muuehlmuuehl berry of Indian peach tree

muuelomuuel Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

na'awech second month in old Yurok calendar, two months

negah swallow (bird)

nego'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck

nekeechwey rainbow

neneepekw' sucker fish

neneer' black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

nepe'weesh fish (generic)

nepoyech clover

neekwech 'wr-nerh

nohsoo tenth month in old Yurok calendar

noleet burl (on a redwood tree)

noosooch noise made by something living

nospew skate, a mythological character

nowrep'ch'oy weed

noykwos shrew

nerhperyuuep' huckleberry bush

nerlermerkerhl stump

nerrgr barnacles

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamues octopus

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)

pa'aap' segon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)

pa'areek segon trillium

pechog sugar-pine nut

pechogoo' sugar pine with long cones

pecholoo' sugar-pine tree

pegar' yellowhammer

pegeehl muesmues bull

pehlkohl pebbles, gravel

pehlkoo pebble

pekoyar' be red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoye'ron' it is red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoyok's it is red (flat things)

Pekwon Pecwan (a village on the Klamath)

Pekwon 'We-Roy Pecwan Creek

Pekwtehl a rock in the Klamath River near Pekwon, a sea stack by Stone Lagoon

Peleen Kerrcherh the ridge above Pekwtuhl

pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings

peton small red clover with edible roots

pewolah terrace, stones used to pave a floor

peyken colored mud

pe'weesh lake porpoise

peeesh pea

peeshkaahl nee ha'aag 'ue-mep'o sea moss type

peeshkaahl nee kem' seafood

peeshkaahl nee regook sea trout

peeshkaahl 'o koh seafood

peeshka'eek nee ke'ween moray eel

pee'eetah ironwood

plee'wores a kind of owl

ploosaakw black oak acorn

Pluel' Fish Lake, on the mountain above Weitchpec and Bluff Creek

ponches white deer

pookw screech owl

popoluehl skunk cabbage

Poykoh 'O Lep a knoll just north of Big Lagoon

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

Prgeesh 'O Chyeguuekw' a sea stack near 'R Hlrgr'

pergers'erh manzanita berries, manzanita vine

perger' Oregon oak

pergerm' seal

perger'erh sea boots (a sea creature)

perger'erh black oak

perger'erh woomehl black oak acorns

pergery' moldy acorns, sorrel

perhlkwerh be gray (round things)

perhlkwer'ery be gray (animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)

perhlkwer'ery' it is gray (animals and birds, worm and ropes, etc.)

perkeryer'ery be red (animals, birds, human hair)

perkeryer'ery' it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

perkeryue'erweryek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt

perkwerner' Indian rhubarb

perkwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house

permeryerh rock used to make pemoyekw, waterproof, water-resistant, rainproof, smooth

perncherh be gray (deer)

perwery south

puelews daddy longlegs

Pueleek Serrnery Hunters Creek

pueloyoh below (lower down the river)

puemonah redbud

puesee 'we-chpegar' cat's ears

puuek nego' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush

puuek 'w-rhlkerh firecracker (plant)

puuek 'we-chpegar' bluebell

puuektek deer

puuen cherry

puuenomaap' dogwood

pyaap'tery be reddish, be manzanita-colored

pyegaagoh eleventh month in old Yurok calendar

pyerkerm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns

raak nee yey' stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

Raayeep a pebbly beach at the south end of 'E'goo, by Trinidad Head

rechah mountain ridge

rekoreks seabird nest

rekoyoysh white flint used for cutting

rep'choy weed garden

res'oges nest

rewkwo'hl it is misty

re'go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

reekoret sparrow hawk

roogech there is an echo, echo

roogech' there is an echo

rooget tan-oak bark, oak bark

roowo's hegoh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

ro'ohpee' cliff, anything inanimate standing (rocks, trees, etc.)

ro'otet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

ruerowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)

saa' speak Yurok, speak our language, speak Indian

saa'agoch speak Yurok, Yurok language

saa'agoch seaweed bug

saa'agoh speak Yurok, speak ordinary or colloquial Yurok as opposed to 'woogey speech

sahseep buck brush, blue blossom

Sa'ahl a village along the Klamath

sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' miller moth

sa'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose

sa'ahl 'we-cheeeshep' redwood rose

sa'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

segep 'ue-pery rainbow

segep 'we-cheeek poppy

segep 'we-cheeeshep' poppy

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sekwsoh wild parsnip

sepolah nee yeguen gentian

sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark

sepolek valley, field, prairie

seporah small valley, small clearing

sesewek' I whisper

sese'yewek' I whisper

ses'eep rustle

ses'ohl they tinkle

sewom brown shelled acorn

sheeep sheep

seeegolepew be growling (of animal)

seeegolepoch' it growls (of animal)

seeeyehlek' I hiss

seeshon brake fern (ho'olek) root

ska'aweehl nine bark

skeleekra' gopher

skep'ol wyethia angustifolia

skewoogechek' I sound good

skerweech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

skueweg be good weather

skuewege'hl it is good weather

skue'yolok' I like to hear, I like the sound of

slahpo' brodiaea fiber brush

sloyhlketo' 'wr-nerh red huckleberry

smegech white sturgeon

smesmemohl break up, slide (of mountainside), landslide, ravine

soonoch sounds

soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative

so'oo 'we-laay Milky Way

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

Sreg Heekoh a place across from Sregon

Sreg Puelekw a place just downriver from Sregon

Sreg Won a place just uphill from Sregon

Srepor a village site south of Churey

serrt apple owl

sruuek'wee columbine, red columbine

Suemeeg Patrick's Point

swerykerh be dull-colored

syego'oo grunt, make a noise

syewsyew lap (of small waves), rattle (of strings of shells)

syohsyo'ooch rattle (intr.)

syo'oogen grunt, make a noise

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'e' 'we-nerh madrone berry

tegeruepek' I talk to myself

tegetor salmonberry shoots

tegeto' sea eggs (sea urchin)

tegeen' ch'uech'eesh canary

tego'oh dentalium shell, 2 5/16 inch, a mythological character

teguuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver

tektomel' white salmon

tekwsar' heart of salmon, uvula

tenenew clump of grass

tenuereep mockingbird

teton rush (plant)

tewol nee tepoo spruce tree

tewolew nee tepoo Sitka spruce

teekwoh cove, gap in mountain

Teekwoh a place uphill from Keykem (formerly a prairie, now overgrown)

Teekwoo the promontory between Stone Lagoon and Freshwater Lagoon

teekwol' canyon

teenoogech' it makes a sharp sound (like a drum), it makes a metallic sound

tee'npelah be yellow

tee'np'ehl anything yellow

tmekwten hollow tree, hollow stump

tohpoh wild iris

tohsoh doe

tohtar' grasshopper

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohtor' grasshopper

tok'olew coo (of a baby)

tolowechek' I speak Tolowa

tolowoochek' I speak Tolowa

toykem camas (plant)

tergernerp mockingbird

terkeeekserch a poisonous mushroom

terkterk mallard

terkwterm dentalium shell

tronkoh wild potato

terperh stem, stalk

terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

terperrner' small fir tree, large fir tree

terwerr locust

tuemerhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuuep sword fern

tuueptuuep sword fern

tue'neryk a fork in a river

twerrnee'sh spawning salmon

t'laakuehl cliff, steep cliff

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'lewoluehl drip, waterfall

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

t'ohlt'ohl nee 'e'goh monkey flower

t'ro't'et' an edible plant

t'uemeen' it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wahkwela' poison oak

wechew chinquapin nut

wechew sea urchin

Wechpekw' a spring at Wechpus

wechpues confluence

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

welogooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

weneephl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

wewolon noise in the air, high piercing hollow windy sound (bad omen)

we'not wing

weeshew be jet black

wogoruep plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

Wohpekuemew 'ue-mesew pink honeysuckle

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy segon pitcher plant

Wohpek'wuemew 'ue-mer'p'erhl chickadee

wohpueneeka' sea otter

wonewslepah rainbow

wonkew leached acorns, leaching acorns

wonoyoo up, high up

wonue 'we-laayekah rainbow

wooles unshelled acorn

woolew spawn or eggs of several fish, sturgeon eggs, sturgeon roe

wormey' 'we-cheeeshep' escholtzia

wo'kegep cricket

wo'omehl shelled acorn

werhlkeehl kelp

werr body louse

werrsek' I yell

wertpeet Jerusalem cricket

wertpers leech

werych'erk puppy

wer'tnerr mare's tail, horse tail

yew' the sun sets

yer' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

'ah thorn

'ahkechoyp' thorn, prickle

'ahkechoyp'ehl mass of briar bushes

'ehlkehl clay

'Espew a village on the coast between Redwood Creek and the Klamath

'Espew 'O Ket'uel' the lagoon at 'Espew

'ewaa salmonberry bush

'e'gol call (of a bird), hoot

'e'gomeemoh speak Hupa

'E'goo a beach north of Trinidad Head

'eenoh grunt

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsuen down

'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech a reef north of Churey

'O Chaahl a village site on the Klamath

'O Kaa a mountain above the Klamath

'O Kaa 'O Ket'uel' a lake on 'O Kaa

'O Kegep a spring near 'O Men 'We Roy, a sea-stack near Elk Point, north of Churey

'O Keget'oh a place on the sandbar by Big Lagoon

'O Kegey Goat Rock (a ridge between Stone Lagoon and Big Lagoon)

'O Ket'oh Big Lagoon, a town on Big Lagoon

'O Ket'uel' Big Lagoon

'O Kneget a large sea-stack just south of the mouth of the Klamath, Flint Rock Head (a conspicuous promontory south of the mouth of the Klamath), a crag on a cliff at the north of Patrick's Point, a rock in the ocean near the mouth of Luffenholtz Creek

'O Kweges sand dunes south of the mouth of Little River

'O Legew a place on the east side of Trinidad Head

'O Men a town along the coast north of Rek'woy

'O Men Heepuer a village north of 'O Men

'O Men 'We-Roy Wilson Creek

'O Pegeesh a beach north of 'Espew

'O Plegoh a Hupa town (Ta'k'yimił-diŋ "where they stir acorn mush")

'O Pyuueweg a village on the south shore of Big Lagoon

'O Rew a fishing place across from Weitchpec, where the current formerly struck the south shore, a bank downstream of 'Rnr', a camp-site or town on Redwood Creek, about 4 miles from the coast, just before Chilula land, a rock in Karuk territory

'O Segen a village on the coast between 'Espew and the mouth of the Klamath

'O Segen 'We-Roy a creek at 'O Segen

'O Segeesh a flat area along the Klamath near Wohkero'

'O Shyergerysh near Elk Point, "a sea rock, with two points"

'O Slegoych a place where a trail descends, a declivity

'o slookw downhill

'O Slookw a site on the northeast shore of Big Lagoon

'O Teguuekw a flat rock near Pekwon on the south side of the Klamath

'O Tmekwor a village at the north end of Redwood Lagoon

'O Tohpew a natural archway under Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l (Little Trinidad Head)

'ohpos king salmon

'omeemoh speak Hupa

'onopeech sea pigeon, small seagull

'Oohl 'O Chyuue a cliff overlooking the Klamath River

'otoy an edible bulb

'or' it is the first sliver of the new moon

'O'rekw mouth of Redwood Creek, a village to the south of Redwood Lagoon (Orick)

'O'rekw 'We-Roy Redwood Creek

'R Hlerger' False Klamath Rock

'erncherh abalone shell

'erwern salmonberry

'erwerner' salmonberry bush

'U-Kwewon the beach between Trinidad Head and Little Trinidad Head

'uek'eer'ue' salmonberry juice

'ueme'woo river

'uep'es backbone of fish (taken out and dried)

'uep'oy salmon sperm

'uewesek nicotine

'wa-rkwech its bark (of a tree)

'wa-rpeesh its nape (of a salmon)

'wahtey sea moss, kelp (seaweed)

'wech louse egg, nits

'wechken louse eggs, nits, mites

'wechoh sea eggs (sea urchin)

'wehlkoh bulrush, cattail, tule mat

'wehlkwenep' wild ginger

'wes spider

'wes 'wr-ner' spider web

'weskaap' crab grass, green

'weskem crab grass, cut and dried

'weskwelekws rope of wild grapevine, grapevine

'weskwelekws 'wr-nerh grape

'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)

'woogey wee' 'wr-nerh apple

'werhlker'eeshneg wolf

'werrp' butterfly

'weryhl 'ue-muenchey egg white

'Yoch Legaay a ridge above 'O Men 'We-Roy

'Yoch 'O Kegey a place on the sand barrier between Freshwater Lagoon and the ocean

'yerrner' barnacle, shell of shellfish

Dictionary entry

neekwech 'wr-nerh • n • red gooseberry

Lexicon record # 2168 | Source reference: JE62
Semantic domain: plants and trees
Derivation: literally, "grizzly bear's berry" (neekwech "grizzly bear", nerhpery "berry")