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'oohl person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian

meweemor old man

pegerk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person

'ne-psech my father

wenchokws woman

we'yon teenage girl, young woman

huueksoh child, children

'n-ahpew my wife

perey grow old (of a woman), old woman, old lady

wer'yers girl, small girl

cheykenee small, small person, child

kuechos grandmother

huuek child, baby

too'mar friend, relative, relation

'woogey be holy, former people, white man, white people, at first identified with former people

negeneech mouse, bastard child

cheenes young man, teenage boy

k'ep'ew grandchild

meges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor

'ne-mey' my daughter

cheenomewes young man, teenage boy

peechowos grandfather

'ne-chekos my mother

'ne-nos my husband

poy'weson chief, leader, boss, best (at doing something), headman

'ne-merm my son

kegey doctor, Indian doctor

tos child!

tuelos aunt

'ne-let my sister, my female cousin (of a woman)

'ne-paa my brother (of a man)

'ne-romech my niece

'oolekwehl people, world, the human world

'uema'ah devil, Indian devil

cheemos uncle

kokos mother

tey brother-in-law (of a man)

'ne-ley' my brother (of a woman)

'omeemos Hupa Indian

chaanuueks young child, baby, newborn

cheween mother-in-law

chnaa woman's brother-in-law

ka'aal slave

keen fisherman

ko'omech Orleans Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

ler'ger' black person

mekey children

melo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman

me'loh in-law whose spouse has died but who remains with spouse's family, relative

meechos cousin, male cousin, elder brother

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

paarew father-in-law

pecheeklaa up river Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

peychew deceased grandfather

peenos older sister

pueleeklaa down river people, the river Yurok

teekues Italian person or people

totos father

'n-ekchuem my nephew

'ne-ykew

'oolekwoh people

cheechos younger sibling, younger sister

cheenomewah young man

cheem' uncle!

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chneen sister-in-law

choch relative

chery little person

chueluela' Chilula Indian

hehlkew 'woogey former people (having retreated inland)

hehlkeeklaa Klamath River Indians

hoogech neeen' astronomer

hermcherh adulterer

huep'oola' Hupa Indian, the Hupa people

kaamuueks bastard

kegem someone who is jealous of everything

kergertker' fisherman

kert'er' bald person

kuech grandmother

kwes'oyew prayer doctor

k'erep' widow

k'ewen widow who has cut her hair in mourning, widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder

k'ohoo unmarried mother, mother of bastards

lo' chief builder of the Fish Dam at Kepel

ler'ergerysh dark-skinned person

mekeyowok children

mesee'ronuen a slim man

mew widower

meweem' widower

muenchers fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

muenters fair-skinned person

muueweemor old men

negee'eehl twins

nego'ohlen midwife

neenos woman married to a relative

neewah man married to a relative

nee'eeyuen sibling

nohpey enter one's wife's house, half-married man

nohpuuek child of a "half" (matrilocal) marriage

no'omar' title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony

ner'ernerh Coast Yurok, Coast Indian

pewomeen a cook

puelekuekla' downriver Indian, Yurok Indian

ra'aseeshon disgusting person

saameyohl widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder, widow

saameyohl 'o 'ue-meyoo a child born while its widowed mother was still cutting her hair

sa'ahl have a fit, have a tantrum, ghost

sepolekeekla' any tribe living in the prairies

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

taahl ceremonial singer

teeeget crybaby

teenuuemonok crazy person

tolowehl Tolowa Indian

wegoh go across by boat, someone who carries money settling disputes

wen woman

weroch bachelor

weyet Wiyot Indian

wohluer girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony

wormey' spinster, unmarried elderly lady

worocheen bachelor

wer'ergery young person

yegue'ueh ferryman

'n-ahpemew my mate, my spouse

'ne-chkar my deceased brother's widow, my deceased sister's widower, my ex-sibling-in-law

'ne-chnewk'wos my son-in-law

'ne-choch my more distant relative

'ne-chochos my more distant relative

'ne-kwaa my relative by marriage, my distant relative by marriage

'ne-k'ep'ch'em my daughter-in-law

'ne-wey my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)

'ne-weyech my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)

'ne-'moo my married daughter

'o'lehl hegoh house builder

'o'loolekweesh 'o-n name of a female spirit, Sky Woman

'we'ges Chinese person

'woo white person

'woogehlmen half-breed

'werrgeryers fair-skinned person, brave person