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nepek' I eat
'e'gah eat in a group, have a meal, meal
'ahspek' I drink
rekwoh drink
pemek' I cook
kegoh acorn soup
nuenepuey
pewomek' I cook
popsew bread
che'loyehl they are dry
pew cook
tenpeyok' I eat much, I eat a lot, I overeat
skuuewetek' I like to taste, I like to eat
ket'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)
ke'mow food
nerperw meat
peeshkah salt, sea, ocean
soonewetek' I taste (something)
ler'ergerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee
nueneg food
pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber
skuuewolonee something sweet, sweets, candies
che'lohtemew be dried (of food)
hegoorekeech yerba buena tea, vine tea
herkwterks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
merwperh food carried with one, food brought by bride, packed lunch
che'lohtek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
nuenepueh food, fish
pyewoluemek' I chew
reguuekwo' beverage, especially liquor
repchem honey, sugar
ske'woyehl they are ripe, they are cooked
tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle
te'nahspek' I am drunk
'ahspah be given food or drink
'ahspeyuer' soup
che'loh dry (food), bake (food), cure (food), dry by heating
chkeeeker' fork, table fork
harpuen mint, mint tea
hegon spoon, scraper
kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something
merw food carried with one, food brought by bride
muencherhl milk
nooych eat food as a guest
poykoh flat basket, pan, pot
per'yp'erw' be sour
skuuewolonee pa'ah soda
tkek'war' pot
tkek'wel' pot, pan, kettle
weyokseep Labrador tea
weyo'opewek' I make acorn soup, I cook with hot rocks
chkerkerr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
chmeyonen 'o 'we-'ee'ee'gah dinner
helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
her'erhkerhl be fresh (food, etc.)
kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour
kep't'oh feed an infant soft food
kmoypon spread (butter, jam, etc.)
kopeen coffee
ker'yer' peel (fruit or vegetable)
lehlkemok' I wrap (something) in skunk cabbage leaves (for cooking)
lepkwoh form seaweed into round cakes
meraas be smoky, cure by smoke
meraawonee smoked (of salmon)
merwpok' I carry food with me
nooychkwek' I eat food as a guest
nooychkwok' I eat food as a guest
ner'ermert deer meat, venison
nuenepew food, fish
pechoch broil
pemoroh drippings
pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings
penkw acorn flour
pepah pepper
pewomeen a cook
pewomor' s/he cooks for someone
peyar' cook over an open fire
peeesh pea
peeshkaahl 'o koh seafood
plowah flour
raas rice
reguuekwoh liquor
rekeeroy broil, broil over a fire
rekwohpeyok' I drink
rooysh rice
sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
skuuewolon kmoypon jam
slooween raw (of food)
sloowpey eat raw
te'nah drunk
tkek'we'lok' I boil
trekwonuemek' I take a sip
wo'omehl shelled acorn
'ahspuem' drink
'ohlpeyok' I eat from, I bite
'olueleekw' lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring
Dictionary entry
nuenepuey • n • food, fish
Lexicon record # 2360 | Source reference: R233
Semantic
domain: food, drink, and cooking
Sentence examples
(10)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee regook?] 'Ee, keech popel' noohl 'o nuenepuey wee'. Tkwo'o chegey kwel 'eemee nuenepuey.
[Is the trout a nunepuy?] Yes, when they get big they become
nunepuy. When they are still small they are not nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee keptoh?] 'Ee, nuenepuey wee' keptoh.
[Is the horseneck clam a nunepuy?] Yes, horsenecks are
nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee pee'eeh?] 'Ee, chege'lo'tee' keech 'o nuenepuey.
[Is the mussel a nunepuy?] Yes, you dry them and they become
nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee wechew?] 'Ee, wechew kem nuenepuey wee'. Plel' ho 'okw' we'yon, ho 'okw' '-uuek'eemo'okw' 'we-new. Kwesee weeshtue 'o nep' k'ee wechew. Weeshtue' 'o goh wenew. Kue 'uuek weeshtue' 'o nahchpuen'.
[Is the sea urchin a nunepuy?] Yes, sea urchin is nunepuy too. A
young girl lived at Ple'l [in Rek'woy], she had a baby, she had no milk. That is
what she ate. She used that for milk. She gave the baby that.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee lochom'?] Paa', neemee nuenepuey k'ee lochom'.
[Is the toad a nunepuy?] No, the toad isn't nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee k'err'?] K'err' tue' kem megeskweta' mocho kol' 'oo' nuenepuey keech 'ue-merkuem'. K'err' weeshtue' soo kee'molen'. Keech 'ue-kem'.
[Is the crow a hoore'mos?] Crow will eat it up, wherever there's food
he'll eat it up. That's why crow is no good. He steals.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee nuenepuey?] K'ee nuenepuey kwel neemee hoore'mos wee'.
[Is the fish a hoore'mos?] Fish is not hoore'mos.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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Noohl 'o gam', 'Ey kwelekw cho weet soo k'ookwsow' kue nuenepuey noohl ko 'o che'lohtemew.
He said, Yes, cut up fish in the usual way, and you may dry
it.
— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew"
(LA16-8,
1951)
