Yurok dictionary

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ch'uech-'eesh bird, small bird

'o'-ro-wee' dove, mourning dove, lizard

'weryhl egg (of bird)

che-ge-mem hummingbird

merkw-teeks crane

chpe-gaa cormorant

te-ge'-muer snowbird

te-kwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black

te-reet spotted sandpiper

ke-lok goose

k'err' crow

to-kues pelican

he'-mee' pigeon

ko-ko-new pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

merk crane, heron

pe-goy flicker, yellowhammer

ter-ker-kue' valley quail

ke-go's-neg seagull

le-ge-mem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

ler-gerl' buzzard, vulture

merrn river duck

spe-geee

ter-kerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

che-ge-cheehl red-breasted sapsucker

che-lel' kingfisher, killdeer

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

ch'ek'-ch'ek' wren

k'ooy' jay, bluejay

k'yow swan

ner-yert duck, ducks

per-geesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

ye-gom mountain quail

chekw-chekw an eagle, a little smaller than a golden eagle, fish hawk

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kerr-neet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwe-gokw raven

kwey-yuech a bird now extinct

k'oo'ych-'ee jay, bluejay

le-gech mudhen, coot

ple-gel' great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)

pre-go-neesh condor

re'-noh feather

ser-yer-kert robin, redbreasted robin

s'er-werh blue grouse

toh-tehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

wen-tokws female (animal or bird)

che-geee nuthatch, sparrow

che-geee-kor oriole

che-geekw swamp robin, winter robin

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

che-ree-kue' swamp robin

cheeep nuthatch

chee-kee chicken

cho-rek'-week nee merk green heron

cher-gee-kue' swamp robin

cher-geesh a small woodpecker

ch'ek wren

he-wo-nehl red eagle

he-wo-nohl supernatural bird

he-wo-no' condor

hue-hue-huer-cheen a type of wren

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

kwery-kwer-yerch screech owl

kwer-'er-'ee' towhee (bird)

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'err' se-gon blackbird

maak'-weet'-p'ohl camp robber

me-gah swallow (bird)

me-gey 'o'-ro-wee' mourning dove

me-weehl 'ue-se-gon canvasback

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

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

ne-gah swallow (bird)

pe-geyr' yellowhammer

plee'-wo-res a kind of owl

pookw screech owl

pre-goos condor

pre-wo-rehl screech owl

puuek ne-go' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush

re-ko-reks seabird nest

res-'o-ges nest

ree-ko-ret sparrow hawk

se-po-lah nee 'e'-gol meadowlark

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

serrt apple owl

te-geen' ch'uech-'eesh canary

te-nue-reep mockingbird

toh-tet eagle

ter-ger-nerp mockingbird

terk-terk mallard

tue-merhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

we'-not wing

Woh-pek'-wue-mew 'ue-mer'-p'erhl chickadee

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

'o-no-peech sea pigeon, small seagull

'weryhl 'ue-muen-chey egg white