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nepuey salmon

ch'eeshah dog

segep coyote

puuek deer, deer meat

lochom' toad

ch'uech'eesh bird, small bird

kahkah sturgeon

'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard

ke'ween eel

leyes snake

negeneech mouse, bastard child

twegoh raccoon

hlkerrwers lizard, salamander, water dog

'weryhl egg (of bird)

chegemem hummingbird

chyer'ery' black bear

meweehl elk

megokw dog, barking dog

kwegeruer' pig, hog

nepe'weeshneg otter

puesee cat, house cat

wergers fox

'wo'hlp'ey' angelica root, bitter part of a fish

chohpos fly (insect)

merkwteeks crane

pee'eeh mussel

'echkwoh sea lion

chpegaa cormorant

muelah horse

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

tege'muer snowbird

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

'eskew turtle (large)

neekwech grizzly bear

tereet spotted sandpiper

tuuek tail of fish, salmon tail

'yekwhl maggot, worm

cheycheyes mosquito

chperger' razor clam

harpuech ant

heyomues skunk

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kelok goose

k'err' crow

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

tegey' flea

tokues pelican

he'mee' pigeon

hlmeyep'eer' rattlesnake

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

ko'ses crab

mekwchoh sea snail

merk crane, heron

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

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

terhkuen fish head, salmon head

terkerkue' valley quail

'ewom slug

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

chekas donkey

hlkeleekra' shrew, mole

herk'werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

kego'sneg seagull

kuechkuech angleworm, worms for bait

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lergerl' buzzard, vulture

merrn river duck

nosonos tick (insect)

peesh'on scale of fish

pue'nos tumble bug

rohtuen bullhead (fish)

sa'ro' sea anemone

skoyom bat (animal)

sloyhl dried eel

spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk

terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

'wahchehl civet cat

chegecheehl red-breasted sapsucker

chelel' kingfisher, killdeer

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

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

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

keges dried surf fish

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

kwo'ror' candlefish

k'ooy' jay, bluejay

k'yow swan

le'go' fisher

merwerseeshleg biting lizard

mer'lues a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mer'erx gills

neryert duck, ducks

pee'eeyers fresh-water clam, razor clam

pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

per'erk dried mussel

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

yegom mountain quail

cheguen fallfish, king salmon

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

chkweges hair seal

chohkeeks gnat

chergercheryerh kingsnake

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hekwsa' whale

hlkwerterkws frog

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kegor porpoise

kepcheneesh fawn

knewolek sea serpent

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

koyaakw' starfish

kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kwegokw raven

kweyuech a bird now extinct

k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay

legech mudhen, coot

leyolekws snake, water-snake

megeseek weasel

mekwchek snail

merueh chego'onep' five-point buck

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

mohkoh head louse, head lice

muesmues cow, bull, cattle

nekwel porcupine

neneepuech' sucker fish

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

paamew octopus

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

plee'wes gray squirrel

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

pregoneesh condor

perrnekeesh dead eel in water

re'noh feather

sekwsew quahog clam

smechken chipmunk

seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin

s'erwerh blue grouse

teseer beaver

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tergers rat

terwermers bee, yellowjacket

tuuuep flying squirrel

wentokws female (animal or bird)

werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

werms worm, worms

werych'erks puppy

wer'er' tree toad, tree frog

yer'erner' abalone shell, haliotis

'erhlkerh female dog, bitch

'weryken fat part of fish between fins and gills

charkoo dried fish head, gills

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

chegeee nuthatch, sparrow

chegeeekor oriole

chegeekw swamp robin, winter robin

chego'onep' four-point buck

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

chek'or periwinkle

chenoh red cod

chereekue' swamp robin

cheeek hegoh money snake

cheeek mehl 'ee'eekew money snake

cheeep nuthatch

cheekee chicken

chkwohl steelhead

chmegok coyote

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

chuelue nee negeneech jumping mouse

ch'ek wren

ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket

hehlkuesleg live surf fish, smelt

hekwol' butter clam

hekwol' son' oyster

hekwsa' 'ue-mer'erx baleen

heweeyem' dentalium shell, 2 inch

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

hewoy surf fish

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlkerhlkerpeech spotted fawn

hlmeyeep'ar' rattlesnake

hlpergerp' flounder

hotmon baby rabbit

herrner' barnacle

huehuehuercheen a type of wren

huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Huep'oo nee herk'werh jackrabbit

kaames evil water creature, shark

kergerpeehl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

kerhkerh small turtle

kerhlkerh small turtle, crab

kerhlkerh segon scorpion

kerkernerweech daddy longlegs

kerychergerh braid one's hair, mink

kerycherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

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

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

kwerykweryerch screech owl

kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)

kyeseks gopher

kyosekws gopher

k'erosegon scorpion

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'err' segon blackbird

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

lepchoh fur

lochomuuek tadpole

lohtuen lingcod, snapper

lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove

megerseek weasel

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

meweehl 'ue-segon

meweehl 'we-s'ech elk horn

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

me'woo a fish (sp.)

meeeks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

merner's fish skin

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

mer'erh skin, hide, fur of animal

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

negah swallow (bird)

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

neneepekw' sucker fish

nepe'weesh fish (generic)

nospew skate, a mythological character

noykwos shrew

nerrgr barnacles

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamues octopus

pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

pegar' yellowhammer

pegeehl muesmues bull

pe'weesh lake porpoise

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

plee'wores a kind of owl

ponches white deer

pookw screech owl

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

pergerm' seal

perger'erh sea boots (a sea creature)

puelews daddy longlegs

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

puuektek deer

rekoreks seabird nest

res'oges nest

reekoret sparrow hawk

saa'agoch seaweed bug

sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' miller moth

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark

sheeep sheep

skeleekra' gopher

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

smegech white sturgeon

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

serrt apple owl

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

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

tenuereep mockingbird

tohsoh doe

tohtar' grasshopper

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohtor' grasshopper

tergernerp mockingbird

terkterk mallard

terkwterm dentalium shell

terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

terwerr locust

tuemerhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

twerrnee'sh spawning salmon

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wechew sea urchin

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

we'not wing

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

wohpueneeka' sea otter

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

wo'kegep cricket

werhlkeehl kelp

werr body louse

wertpeet Jerusalem cricket

wertpers leech

werych'erk puppy

yer' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

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

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsuen down

'ohpos king salmon

'onopeech sea pigeon, small seagull

'erncherh abalone shell

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

'uep'oy salmon sperm

'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)

'wes spider

'wes 'wr-ner' spider web

'werhlker'eeshneg wolf

'werrp' butterfly

'weryhl 'ue-muenchey egg white

'yerrner' barnacle, shell of shellfish