Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain snakes and slimy animals

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Broader semantic domain: animals

Related semantic domain(s): birds, bugs and insects, fish and sea life, mammals

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cheeek hegoh money snake

cheeek mehl 'ee'eekew money snake

chergercheryerh kingsnake

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlkerrwers lizard, salamander, water dog

hlkwerterkws frog

hlmeyep'eer' rattlesnake

hlmeyeep'ar' rattlesnake

kuechkuech angleworm, worms for bait

kwegey kingsnake

leyes snake

leyolekws

lochomuuek tadpole

lochom' toad

lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

mekwchek snail

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

merwerseeshleg biting lizard

werms worm, worms

wertpers leech

wer'er' tree toad, tree frog

'eskew turtle (large)

'ewom slug

'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard

Dictionary entry

leyolekwsn • snake, water-snake

Lexicon record # 1414 | Source reference: MM(ES60)
Semantic domain: snakes and slimy animals

Sentence example (1)

  1. Tue' 'o nuemeechyue hek'ws: leyolekws, hlmeyep'eer', hlkerrwers, hlkerrwers, hlkwerterkws .
    He found everything: gartersnakes, rattlesnakes, salamanders, salamanders, frogs.

    — Domingo of Weitchpec, "Buzzard's Medicine" (I4, 1907)