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cheyr-koo dried fish head, gills

che-chekw fin of fish, bone of fish, small fish bones

che-ge-cheehl red-breasted sapsucker

che-ge-mem hummingbird

che-gel' seaweed, edible seaweed, sea lettuce, Porphyra, wide summer seaweed

che-geee nuthatch, sparrow

che-geee-kor oriole

che-geekw swamp robin, winter robin

che-go-'o-nep' four-point buck

che-guen fallfish, king salmon

che-kas donkey

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

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

chek-'or periwinkle

che-lel' kingfisher, killdeer

che-noh red cod

che-ree-kue' swamp robin

chey-chey-yes mosquito

cheeek he-goh money snake

cheeek mehl 'ee-'ee-kew money snake

cheeep nuthatch

chee-kee chicken

chkwe-ges hair seal

chkwohl steelhead

chme-gok coyote

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

choh-keeks gnat

choh-pos fly (insect)

cho-rek'-week nee merk green heron

cho-rek'-week nee 'werrp moth

cho-ree-mew' "the name of the beaver in a myth"

chpe-gaa cormorant

chper-ger' razor clam

cher-gee-kue' swamp robin

cher-geesh a small woodpecker

cher-ger-cher-yerh kingsnake

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

chue-lue nee ne-ge-neech jumping mouse

chyer-'ery' black bear

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'-ch'ek' wren

ch'eee-yo' locust, cricket

ch'ee-shah dog

ch'uech-'eesh bird, small bird

heyr-puech ant

he-go-yekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hehl-kues-leg live surf fish, smelt

he-kwol' butter clam

he-kwol' son' oyster

hekw-sa' whale

hekw-sa' 'ue-mer-'erx baleen

he-wee-yem' dentalium shell, 2 inch

he-wo-nehl red eagle

he-wo-nohl supernatural bird

he-wo-no' condor

he-woy surf fish

hey-yo-mues skunk

he'-mee' pigeon

hlke-leek-ra' shrew, mole

hlke'-goop' slug, banana slug

hlkerhl-ker-peech spotted fawn

hlkerr-wers lizard, salamander, water dog

hlkwer-terkws frog

hlmey-yep-'eer' rattlesnake

hlmey-yeep-'eyr' rattlesnake

hlper-gerp' flounder

hot-mon baby rabbit

herk'-werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

herr-ner' barnacle

hue-hue-huer-cheen a type of wren

hue-pue-pos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Huep-'oo nee herk'-werh jackrabbit

kaa-mes evil water creature, shark

kah-kah sturgeon

keyr-kehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

ke-ges dried surf fish

ke-get panther, puma, mountain lion

ke-gor porpoise

ke-go's-neg seagull

ke-lok goose

kep-che-neesh fawn

kep-toh horseneck clam, Washington clam

ke'-ween eel

kne-wo-lek sea serpent

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

ko-ko-new pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

ko-yaakw' starfish

ko'-ses crab

ker-ger-peehl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

kerh-kerh small turtle

kerhl-kerh small turtle, crab

kerhl-kerh se-gon scorpion

ker-ker-ner-weech daddy longlegs

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

kery-cher-gerh braid one's hair, mink

kery-cherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kuech-kuech angleworm, worms for bait

kuern-kuern 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

kwe-cho-yekw ground squirrel

kwe-ge-ruer' pig, hog

kwe-gey kingsnake

kwe-gokw raven

kwey-yuech a bird now extinct

kwo'-ror' candlefish

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

kwery-kwer-yerch screech owl

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

kye-seks gopher

kyo-sekws gopher

k'e-ro-se-gon scorpion

k'ooy' jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych-'ee jay, bluejay

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'err' crow

k'err' se-gon blackbird

k'yow swan

le-gech mudhen, coot

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

le-kee-ta' backbone (of fish), spine (of fish)

lep-choh fur

ley-yes snake

ley-yo-lekws snake, water-snake

le'-go' fisher

lo-cho-muuek tadpole

lo-chom' toad

loh-tuen lingcod, snapper

lo'-leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

ler-gerl' buzzard, vulture

maak'-weet'-p'ohl camp robber

me-gah swallow (bird)

me-ge-seek weasel

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

me-gokw dog, barking dog

me-ger-seek weasel

mekw-chek snail

mekw-choh sea snail

me-rueh che-go-'o-nep' five-point buck

mes-kwe-rek the poisonous entrails of an eel

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

me-weehl elk

me-weehl 'ue-se-gon canvasback

me-weehl 'wes-'ech elk horn

me-wom gophersnake, bullsnake

me'-woo a fish (sp.)

meeeks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

moh-koh head louse, head lice

mokw-chech nightfish

mo'-lekws moth

merk crane, heron

merkw-teeks crane

mer-ner's fish skin

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

merrn river duck

mer-wer-sees-hleg biting lizard

mer'-lues a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mer-'erh skin, hide, fur of animal

mer-'erx gills

mue-lah horse

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

mues-mues cow, bull, cattle

ne-gah swallow (bird)

ne-ge-neech mouse, bastard child

ne-go-'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck

ne-kwel porcupine

ne-nee-pekw' sucker fish

ne-nee-puech' sucker fish

ne-pe'-weesh fish (generic)

ne-pe'-weesh-neg otter

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

ne-puey salmon

nee-kwech grizzly bear

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

no-so-nos tick (insect)

nos-pew skate, a mythological character

noy-kwos shrew

nerrgr barnacles

ner-yert duck, ducks

paa-mew octopus

paa-moh kelp (seaweed)

paa-mues octopus

pa-'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

pe-geyr' yellowhammer

pe-geehl mues-mues bull

pe-goy flicker, yellowhammer

pe-mey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber

pe'-weesh lake porpoise

peesh-kaahl nee ha-'aag 'ue-mep-'o sea moss type

peesh-kaahl nee kem' seafood

peesh-kaahl nee re-gook sea trout

peesh-kaahl 'o koh seafood

peesh-ka-'eek nee ke'-ween moray eel

peesh-'on scale of fish

pee-'eeh mussel

pee-'ee-yers fresh-water clam, razor clam

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

plee'-wes gray squirrel

plee'-wo-res a kind of owl

pon-chech gray deer, white deerskin

pon-ches white deer

pookw screech owl

pre-go-neesh condor

pre-goos condor

pre-wo-rehl screech owl

per-geesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

per-germ' seal

per-ger-'erh sea boots (a sea creature)

perr-ne-keesh dead eel in water

per-'erk dried mussel

pue-lews daddy longlegs

pue-see cat, house cat

puuek deer, deer meat

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

puuek-tek deer

pue'-nos tumble bug

re-gok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

re-ko-reks seabird nest

res-'o-ges nest

re'-noh feather

ree-ko-ret sparrow hawk

roh-tuen bullhead (fish)

saa-'a-goch seaweed bug

sa-'ahl 'ue'-werrp' miller moth

sa'-ro' sea anemone

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sech-kes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

se-gep coyote

sek-soh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sekw-sew quahog clam

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

sheeep sheep

ske-leek-ra' gopher

sko-yom bat (animal)

sker-weech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

sloyhl dried eel

smech-ken chipmunk

sme-gech white sturgeon

spe-geee fish hawk, chicken hawk

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

serrt apple owl

ser-yer-kert robin, redbreasted robin

s'e-choh horn, horns, wedge

s'er-werh blue grouse

te-ge-to' sea eggs (sea urchin)

te-ge'-muer snowbird

te-gey' flea

te-geen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

te-geen' ch'uech-'eesh

te-go-'oh dentalium shell, 2 5/16 inch, a mythological character

te-guuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver

tek-to-mel' white salmon

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

tekw-seyr' heart of salmon, uvula

te-nue-reep mockingbird

te-reet spotted sandpiper

te-seer beaver

toh-soh doe

toh-teyr' grasshopper

toh-tehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

toh-tet eagle

toh-to-nos beetle

toh-tor' grasshopper

to-kues pelican

ter-ger-nerp mockingbird

ter-gers rat

terh-kuen fish head, salmon head

ter-ker-kue' valley quail

ter-kerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

terk-terk mallard

terkw-term dentalium shell

ter-perkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

ter-wer-mers bee, yellowjacket

ter-werr locust

tue-merhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuuek tail of fish, salmon tail

tuuuep flying squirrel

twe-goh raccoon

twerr-nee'sh spawning salmon

wah-kwehl perch (fish)

we-chew sea urchin

we-gah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehl-kem groundhog

wen-tokws female (animal or bird)

we'-not wing

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

woh-pue-nee-ka' sea otter

woo-lew spawn or eggs of several fish, sturgeon eggs, sturgeon roe

wo'-ke-gep cricket

werch-peet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

wer-gers fox

werhl-keehl kelp

werms worm, worms

werr body louse

wert-peet Jerusalem cricket

wert-pers leech

wery-ch'erk puppy

wery-ch'erks puppy

wer-'er' tree toad, tree frog

ye-gom mountain quail

yer' abalone shell, haliotis

yer-'er-ner' abalone shell, haliotis

'aa-moh sea eel

'ech-kwoh sea lion

'es-kew turtle (large)

'e-wom slug

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

'lep-soyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lep-suen down

'oh-pos king salmon

'o-no-peech sea pigeon, small seagull

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

'erhl-kerh female dog, bitch

'ern-cherh abalone shell

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

'uep-'oy salmon sperm

'weyr-peesh its nape (of a salmon)

'wah-chehl civet cat

'wah-tey sea moss, kelp (seaweed)

'wech louse egg, nits

'wech-ken louse eggs, nits, mites

'we-choh sea eggs (sea urchin)

'wes spider

'wes 'wer-ner' spider web

'wo'hl-p'ey' angelica root, bitter part of a fish

'werhl-ker-'eesh-neg wolf

'werrp' butterfly

'weryhl egg (of bird)

'weryhl 'ue-muen-chey egg white

'wery-ken fat part of fish between fins and gills

'yekwhl maggot, worm

'yerr-ner' barnacle, shell of shellfish