Yurok dictionary

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chewes hand

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

'leptoyhl hair

'werskuen skin, shell, as of acorns

'ne-luehl my mouth

meehlpehl leg, shin, lower leg

chpegar' hear, ask, ear

pekoyek blood

'werhlker' bone

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

pahtuen neck

pue'nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

chekws heart

kergerwers wrist

kwoytemel' shoulder

nohlpeyek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

tewon flesh

tooloh cheek, face

'n-aawech my back (body part)

'ne-leen my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses

chpuerowok' I menstruate

mohlkwoh head

merterw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

pletew thumb, big toe

rewoh lip(s)

sketew little finger

'n-rp'ern' my nose

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-sen my arm

'errkerhl knee

'wa'alox guts, intestines

chelogaapeehl ribs

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

huenpeyok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

knewoletew middle (long) finger

kerweryerh chin, jaw, beard

lerhperyehl drool, saliva, spittle

mecholew' eye mucus

met'eek rectum, ass!

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

mokwsek muscle, sinew

merterlerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

perwkweesh elbow

perykerr' brain, brains

peryerm penis

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

tewey forehead

to' hip (body part), thigh

weena'atew third finger, ring finger

'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body

chelogehl ribs

chelogepeehl ribs

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

cherwerserterw index finger, pointer finger

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hahsehl urine

hewonekeer' have an erection

hlem' heel

hlkwert'err' pass gas through the vagina

kelokel' throat

ket'etew palm (of hand)

knetew finger

kol' 'ne-son' my genitals (male or female)

kerchpok'

kerkerchpok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

kerkerhl ankle

kermerterw little finger

kers'erkw shoulder blade

kerwers wrist

keryermerh skull

kweruehl snout, long nose

kyahtor' sweat, sweat

k'eerwerler'ery be gray-haired

lepoh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

markarkeehl hip

mecholep mucus in one's eye

megeyoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

meleg excrement

melox excrement, feces, turds

mep'och beard, mustache, whiskers

metolep snot

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

meyoo be pregnant

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mol' sexual intercourse

merkcher'erkerhl hip, hip bone

merrgen lungs

mer'p'erhl pubic hair

naagoh gut on one side

na'atew ring finger

new breast milk

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

pah neck

pesoh clitoris

ponues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

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

perperyuuepek' I am curly, I have curly hair

rewoch lip(s)

rohpeer semen

rohtekw' testicle, scrotum, testes

ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska'atew finger, toe

skoypeehl flank, side (body part)

slerperh thigh, penis

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

s'oh anus, rectum

s'errperhl marrow (of bone)

tektey stomach

tekwsar' heart of salmon, uvula

tew flesh

tohtoh kidney

weyomenehl they copulate

werserh navel

'ahkek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'e'guer' 'wes'onah uterus

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'n-eephl my tongue

'n-rp'ern' 'we-tohpew my nostril

'na-rkow my armpit

'ne-hlp'ehl my eyelash

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-ykwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne-'rep' my eyebrow

'oloyokel' larynx, vocal chords, throat

'erkeryshek' I urinate

'uep'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa'al guts, intestines

'wes body

'werhlkuen liver

'wers skin