Yurok dictionary
Your search: semantic domain snakes and slimy animals
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Broader semantic domain: animals
Related semantic domain(s):
birds, bugs and insects, fish and sea life, mammals
Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic
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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 snake, water-snake
lochomuuek tadpole
lochom' toad
lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake
mekwchek snail
mewom gophersnake, bullsnake
merwerseeshleg
werms worm, worms
wertpers leech
wer'er' tree toad, tree frog
'eskew turtle (large)
'ewom slug
'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard
Dictionary entry
merwerseeshleg • n • biting lizard
Lexicon record # 1914 | Source reference: R225
Semantic
domain: snakes and slimy animals
Sentence examples
(2)
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[Leyes hes wee' k'ee merwerseeshleg?] Paa', weet kem neemee leyes wee'.
[Is the biting lizard a leyes?] No, that's not a snake.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Ti'nisho wee' k'ee merwerseeshleg?] Tenuemonokseem' 'oow wot kem. Kelechkee kahselew' k'o hloyom'.
[What is the biting lizard?] It'll cast a spell on one. It's a stranger, it'll
harm you.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
