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chaahl sand, beach

Chaahl 'O Knew a long beach

chaanuen young shoot of a plant

Chahpekw a village at Stone Lagoon

Chahpekw 'O Ket'oh Stone Lagoon

charkoo dried fish head, gills

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

chegecheehl red-breasted sapsucker

chegemem hummingbird

chegemem 'we-cheeeshep' kind of plant

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

chegee chinquapin tree

chegeee nuthatch, sparrow

chegeeekor oriole

chegeekw swamp robin, winter robin

chego'onep' four-point buck

cheguen fallfish, king salmon

chekas donkey

chekche'eehl prayer rock

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

chekwchem acorns decayed in soft clay, acorns black from soaking

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

chek'or periwinkle

chek'wehl prayer seat, "stone 'seats' on mountains ... They are semicircular walls of mortared stones, a yard or two across, three or four feet high", flat place in front of a cliff

chelel' kingfisher, killdeer

chemeen hog's fennel, doctor's pain

chenoh red cod

cheporeg be cold weather

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

chepore'hl it is cold weather

chepuer' be steep (of water), a little waterfall

chereekue' swamp robin

cheycheyes mosquito

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

cheeegery huckleberry

cheeek hegoh money snake

cheeek mehl 'ee'eekew money snake

cheeep nuthatch

cheeeshep' flower, flowering plant

cheekee chicken

chkemkoh flint used in face tattooing

chkeep'or' a type of plant

chkeep'erhl snowdrop flower

chkee'wor clover

chkohpeen blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

chkweges hair seal

Chkweges 'O Rek'eeen a rock in the Klamath below 'Rnr'

Chkweges 'W-a'aag a sea-stack, the larger of the Turtle Rocks near Patrick's Point

chkwohl steelhead

chmegok coyote

chmey yesterday, late

chmeyaan yesterday

chmeyoksee'hl it is evening, it is dusk, it is late

chmeyonen be evening, evening

chmeyonen hoogech evening star

chmey' it is evening

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

chohkeeks gnat

chohpos fly (insect)

Chokeek a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Sreg Pech

Chokeek 'We-Roy the creek at Chokik

chomee'sh noon

choolekw down, downhill

choolew below, downhill

choona'awech fourth month in old Yurok calendar, four months

chorek'week nee merk green heron

chorek'week nee 'werrp moth

choreemew' "the name of the beaver in a myth"

chpegaa cormorant

chperger' razor clam

chergeekue' swamp robin

chergeesh a small woodpecker

chergercheryerh kingsnake

cherhkeryehl they are bright colored

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

chernuep licorice fern

cherrnuen sprout, young plant

cherwerser' seventh month in old Yurok calendar

Chuelue Bald Hills

chuelue nee negeneech jumping mouse

chuelue nee nep wild parsley

Chuerew Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

Chuerewa' Trinidad Head (a large rounded promontory at Trinidad, almost separated from the mainland)

chuerey mountain

Chuerey Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

chween say, speak, pray

chweenkah pray together

chweenkepek' I say, I speak, I pray

chweenkor word

chweenkuek sayings, language

chyew' make music

chye'wol musical instrument

chye'wolek' I make music, I play music

chyer'ery' black bear

chyer'ery' 'ue-mohka' a tree with long red berries

chyer'ery' 'ue-pyah bearberries

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

ch'e'gee' black oak, live oak

ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket

ch'eeshah dog

ch'uech'eesh bird, small bird

haalop glue from a tree

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

harpuech ant

harpuen mint, mint tea

ha'aag rock

ha'aag nee yeguen alum root

hega'p'oh cottonwood

hegoomuemek' I say, I speak to

hegoorekeech yerba buena tea, vine tea

hegor month

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hehlkew in the mountains, mountain

hehlkeek inland, in the mountains

Hehlkeek 'We-Roy Klamath River

hehlkue ashore, on land

Hehlkue Serr Maynot Creek

hehlkuesleg live surf fish, smelt

hekwol' butter clam

hekwol' son' oyster

hekwsa' whale

hekwsa' 'ue-mer'erx baleen

heweeyem' dentalium shell, 2 inch

hewomes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

hewoy surf fish

heyomues skunk

he'mee' pigeon

he'wonek wild oats

heechmey the day before yesterday

heechoo below, downhill, a little bit downhill

heechoy below, underneath

heekoch across (water)

heekoh across (water)

heekon formerly, once, long ago, in the past

heekonee formerly, once

heeko'ch'uek across (water)

heemar below, under, underneath

heemarkeek below, underneath

heema'erk'uek below, underneath

heemech front, in front

heenahpch behind (a person), following behind

Heeneg a Tolowa town on Smith River, Smith River

heenoy after, behind

heenoyk after, behind

heeno' after, behind, following

heepech upriver, upstream, a little bit upriver

heepuer a little bit downriver, down below, northward

heepuereyow northward, toward the (Klamath) river mouth

heer inland, north side

heerken inland

heerkeek inland

heetoy here

heewoh across the sea, halfway

heewon above, a little way above

Heewow a house in Rek'woy

heewo'neek above

hee'nk'ehl white oak

hlkehl land, ground, clay, dirt

hlkeleekra' shrew, mole

hlkeyom clay

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones

hlke'mohlkek' I shut up

hlkohl mud

hlkoolon be muddy, mud

hlkerhlkerpeech spotted fawn

hlkerrwers lizard, salamander, water dog

hlkwerterkws frog

hlmeyep'eer' rattlesnake

hlmeyeep'ar' rattlesnake

hlpergerp' flounder

hl'ekwelechek' I snore

hl'ewkweleeneechek' I snore

hl'ewkwelochek' I snore

hl'ohkohl 'we-nerh thunder berry

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

hl'erkeech large wild rose with big hips

Ho Wegoh a flat near the Klamath

hohkem eleventh or twelfth month in old Yurok calendar

Hoktkehl a promontory on the north side of Trinidad Head

holeehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel

holeehl kaap' hazel

holeehl 'wr-nerh hazelnuts

homonah live oak

hoogech star

hoogech neeen' astronomer

hoogech 'ue-m falling star

hoogechoy be starry (night)

Hop'ew a village in the current location of Klamath

Hop'ew Puel 'We-Roy a gully upriver from Hop'ew

Hop'ew 'We-Roy a creek downriver from Hop'ew

hotmon baby rabbit

ho'gon north wind, storm

ho'mono' tanoak

ho'olek brake fern, bracken fern

ho'ow cedar

hergerrwerhl flowering dogwood

herhlkerh brodiaea bulb, bulb, potato, tumor, tumor

herk'werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

herk'werh 'ue-peeesh peas

herk'werh 'we-chpegar' California poppy

herk'werh 'we-nep pale sweet pea

herrner' barnacle

huehuehuercheen a type of wren

huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Huep'oo Hupa

Huep'oo nee herk'werh jackrabbit

hue'ueh nut

hue'uuep' hazel

kaameg be bad weather

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kaames evil water creature, shark

kaames 'ue-kaap' skunk cabbage

kaames 'wr-nerh slim solomon

kaamoh twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar

kaamopee' rough water, rapids

kaap' gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild

kaap'ehl brush (vegetation)

kahkah sturgeon

kahkah 'we-nep hog's fennel

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kechee' it is daylight

kechoy all day

keges dried surf fish

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kegey' there is lightning

kegor porpoise

kego'sneg seagull

kehlkem red clay, floor

kelok goose

kelomehl fall, autumn

kelomoksee'hl it is a period of time (month, season, year?)

Kenek a village on the Klamath

Kenek Puel a village downriver from Kenek

Kenek 'We-Roy Tuley Creek

kepcheneesh fawn

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

keromecha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

kes down

kesomewet on the left

ket'oh there is a lagoon, body of still water, lake, lagoon

Keykem a village on the Klamath

keyoh early fall, early autumn

keyohkemoh early fall, early autumn

keyomop' whirlpool

keyoweyues entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

ke'ween eel

ke'ween 'ue-par redbud

ke'ween 'we-leen hail

ke'ween 'wr-nerh Indian peach

ke'ype'hl there is a flicker of lightning

keehl redwood tree

Keehl 'O Tep Heemar a fishing place on the Klamath

Keehl 'O Tep 'We-Roy a creek on the Klamath

keekwten moss, rotten wood

keepuen be winter, winter

keeshen be summer, summer

klew waterfall

kle'uep'oh clover, brush, flora

Knetken 'O Loo a large boulder in the Klamath downstream from Muurekw

knewolek sea serpent

knewoleta' eighth month in old Yurok calendar

Knewsep a long prairie

Knuehl a fishing place (where there is deep water) off Moore's Rock

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kohchaawech sixth month in old Yurok calendar

kohchehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kohchewech first month in old Yurok calendar, one month

Kohpey Crescent City, site of Crescent City

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

kotkoteer' wild celery

kotkoteer' 'ue-segon gambleweed

koyaakw' starfish

koykuuel' hollow rock (lucky)

koypoh in the morning, early, early morning

koypoh hoogech morning star

ko'ses crab

kergerpeehl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

kerger'ermerchek' I speak Karok

kerhkerh small turtle

kerhlkerh small turtle, crab

kerhlkerh segon scorpion

kerhpeen thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree

kerhpeen 'ue-segon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine

kerhper' thimbleberry tree

kreeech a plant used as a herb

kerkernerweech daddy longlegs

kermserhl large white edible mushroom

kerrcherh mountain ridge

kerrmercher' ninth month in old Yurok calendar

kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

Kerrneet 'Wo-'Ol' Little Trinidad Head (a promontory near Trinidad Head)

kerychergerh braid one's hair, mink

kerycherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

ker'merkws tan-oak mushroom

kuechkuech angleworm, worms for bait

kuereesh the end of a net, the point of a V-shaped mark, used for calendar keeping, made in a slate slab in the floor of a sweat-house

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

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kwegeruer' pig, hog

kwegey kingsnake

kwegokw raven

kwesaage'lew' someone who is hoarse, someone with a harsh voice

kwesaalewek' I am hoarse

kwesaalochek' I speak hoarsely, I sing hoarsely

kwescheen strawberry

kweykweyuer whistle

kweykweyuerowok' I whistle a song

kweyuech a bird now extinct

kweech a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwomkepek' I groan

kwo'ror' candlefish

kwerch a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwerhkweryerchek' I whistle

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

kwerykweryerch screech owl

kweryerchek' I whistle

kweryerh whistle, whistle

kweryerwek' I whistle (esp. in calling someone)

kweryterp an edible plant with white flowers

kweryuemek' I whistle to (someone)

kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)

kyah rise (sun or moon), spring (season), vernal

kyahchenee vernal

kyeseks gopher

kyosekws gopher

k'erosegon scorpion

k'etk'ehl sweet colt's foot

k'e'go' there is lightning

k'ooy' jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'errch' 'we-cheeeshep' lupin

k'errch' 'wr-nerh twinberry

k'err' crow

k'err' segon blackbird

k'yow swan

laamohlek' I make a noise by pounding

laapeeshkah along the seashore

la'asehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

legech mudhen, coot

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

Legep'ew a hole or cave on the southwest side of Trinidad Head

lehlkem skunk cabbage leaves

lehlkoo' fall, be heard (noises)

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

lekonee hoogech falling star, shooting star

lekw outside, out

lekwo'hl it falls in (a building, etc.), it fills the air (a noise)

lekwsew outside

lekwsee outside

lemege'hl there is a loud noise

lemem' rumble

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

lepchoh fur

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leptenoksee'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

lewkwenohl be cloudy

leychehl blackberry

leyes snake

leykwehl noise in the air similar to infants crying (bad omen)

leyolekws snake, water-snake

le'go' fisher

le'wol' greasewood, snowbrush

lochomuuek tadpole

lochom' toad

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohpee'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

lohtuen lingcod, snapper

loksee'hl it is a year

lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

lo'ogenew dark things

lo'ogenee dark

lo'ogey be black, be dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo'ogeyowok' I am black, I am dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo'oge'rok' I am black

lo'oge'ron' it is black, it is charred (trees, sticks, etc.)

lergerl' buzzard, vulture

lerpsuewery' it is covered in mist

lerpternue'erwery' it is bad weather

ler'ergerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee

ler'ergery be black, be dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler'ergeryek' I am black, I am dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler'ergeryhl be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler'ergeryk be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler'ergerysh dark-skinned person

luuehl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine

maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber

maay clear (of weather), pass by

mahkew salal

mahkuehl salal berry

mechaanep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

megah swallow (bird)

megeseek weasel

megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove

megokw dog, barking dog

mego'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

megerseek weasel

mehl chegeeshew shootingstar (flower)

mehl regookwseen cheeeshep' mission bells (plant)

mehl seges'ew shooting star

mekwchek snail

mekwchoh sea snail

mekwta' stump

Meleg a sea-stack between 'O Segen and the mouth of the Klamath

menomen Juneberry

meroyoo fifth month in old Yurok calendar

merueh chego'onep' five-point buck

mesen' lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

meskaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

meskwerep straw, dry grass

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

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

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

mewech' it blows (wind), the wind is blowing in this direction

mewe's

meweehl elk

Meweehl 'O Legehl Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)

meweehl 'ue-segon canvasback

meweehl 'we-chpegar' fat solomon, false solomon's seal

meweehl 'we-s'ech elk horn

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

mewomech' it blows in a particular direction (of the wind)

Mewomekwehl a flat area by Trinidad Head, now a parking lot

meworoh it is clearing (of weather), clouds are gone

me'gech trillium

me'woo a fish (sp.)

me'yehl stinging nettle

me'yehl 'ue-segon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle

me'yk'welep poison ivy

me'yk'weluuep' poison oak

meeeks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

mohka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

mohkoh head louse, head lice

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

mo'ohpeer fog

mo'ohpeerk be foggy

merk crane, heron

merk 'we-cheeeshep' lupin, lupine

merkwerhl mountain, peak, hill

merkwermerkw mountain

merkwermerkwerhl mountain chain

merkwteeks crane

merner's fish skin

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

merrn river duck

merr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

merwerseeshleg biting lizard

mer'lues a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mer'erh skin, hide, fur of animal

mer'errwer' mock orange

mer'erx gills

muelah horse

muelmuel wild currant

muelomuel wild currant

muenchar' be white (trees, etc.)

muenchey be white

muencheyowok' I am white

muenche'ron' it is white (tree, tree blossoms, etc.)

muenchok's it is white (flat things)

muencherh be white, (of round things) be light-colored (of plants, etc.)

muenchers fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

mueneepernee thistle

muenters fair-skinned person

muenter'ery be white (animals, birds)

muenter'eryek' I am white (animals, birds)

Muerekw a village on the Klamath

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

muesmues cow, bull, cattle

muuehlmuuehl berry of Indian peach tree

muuelomuuel Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

nahschewen night

nahschueh last night

na'awech second month in old Yurok calendar, two months

negah swallow (bird)

negahse'wey rainbow

negeneech mouse, bastard child

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

Negono' a place below Keykem

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

nekeechwey rainbow

nekwel porcupine

neneepekw' sucker fish

neneepuech' sucker fish

neneer' black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

nepe'weesh fish (generic)

nepe'weeshneg otter

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

nepoyech clover

nepoyoch greens, hay

nepoyon wild parsley, greens, hay

nepuey salmon

ne'muuep' vetch, lupine

neeegem flint, obsidian

neekwech grizzly bear

neekwech 'wr-nerh red gooseberry

Nohchkueh a village on the Klamath

Nohchkueh Heekoh a place across the river from Nohchkuh

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

nohsoo tenth month in old Yurok calendar

noleet burl (on a redwood tree)

noochek' I make a noise

nooloochek' I answer

noosooch noise made by something living

nosonos tick (insect)

nospew skate, a mythological character

now away

nowrep'ch'oy weed

noykwos shrew

nerhpery berry

nerhperyuuep' huckleberry bush

nerlermerkerhl stump

nerrgr barnacles

neryert duck, ducks

paamew octopus

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamues octopus

pahkwo' willow, red willow

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)

pa'aap' segon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)

pa'areek segon trillium

pecheek up river, upstream, far upriver

pechkue upriver, upstream

pechog sugar-pine nut

pechogoo' sugar pine with long cones

pecholoo' sugar-pine tree

pechow upriver, upstream

pechue upriver, upstream

pegar' yellowhammer

pegeehl muesmues bull

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

pehlkohl pebbles, gravel

pehlkoo pebble

pekoyar' be red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoye'ron' it is red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoyoh be red

pekoyok's it is red (flat things)

pekoyop' it is red (water)

Pekwon Pecwan (a village on the Klamath)

Pekwon 'We-Roy Pecwan Creek

Pekwtehl a rock in the Klamath River near Pekwon, a sea stack by Stone Lagoon

Pekwtuehl a village between the Klamath and Trinity where they meet

Peleen Kerrcherh the ridge above Pekwtuhl

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

pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings

pes'es hemlock

peton small red clover with edible roots

pewolah terrace, stones used to pave a floor

peyken colored mud

pe'weesh lake porpoise

pe'wol soapstone

peeesh pea

peeshkaahl ocean, sea

peeshkaahl nee ha'aag 'ue-mep'o sea moss type

peeshkaahl nee kem' seafood

peeshkaahl nee regook sea trout

peeshkaahl 'o koh seafood

peeshkah salt, sea, ocean

peeshka'eek nee ke'ween moray eel

peesh'on scale of fish

pee'eeh mussel

pee'eetah ironwood

pee'eeyers fresh-water clam, razor clam

pkwo'olo' maple

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

plee'wes gray squirrel

plee'wores a kind of owl

ploosaakw black oak acorn

plerrgerchek'

plerrsek' I make a loud noise, I am loud

Pluel' Fish Lake, on the mountain above Weitchpec and Bluff Creek

pohsey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

ponches white deer

pontet ashes

pookw screech owl

popoluehl skunk cabbage

Poykoh 'O Lep a knoll just north of Big Lagoon

pregoneesh condor

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

Prgeesh 'O Chyeguuekw' a sea stack near 'R Hlrgr'

pergern small willow, blue willow

pergers'erh manzanita berries, manzanita vine

perger' Oregon oak

pergerm' seal

perger'erh sea boots (a sea creature)

perger'erh black oak

perger'erh woomehl black oak acorns

pergery' moldy acorns, sorrel

perhlkwerh be gray (round things)

perhlkwer'ery be gray (animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)

perhlkwer'ery' it is gray (animals and birds, worm and ropes, etc.)

perkeryerh be red (round things)

perkeryer'ery be red (animals, birds, human hair)

perkeryer'ery' it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

perkeryue'erweryek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt

perkwerner' Indian rhubarb

perkwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house

permeryerh rock used to make pemoyekw, waterproof, water-resistant, rainproof, smooth

perncherch dust

perncherh be gray (deer)

perrnekeesh dead eel in water

perwkween onion

perwerh south

perwerw south, town

perwery south

per'erk dried mussel

puel below (lower down the river)

puelekuek down river, at the river mouth

puelekw down river, at the river mouth

puelews daddy longlegs

pueleek down river, far down river, at the river mouth

Pueleek Serrnery Hunters Creek

pueloyoh below (lower down the river)

puemonah redbud

puer north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

puereyow north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

puesee cat, house cat

puesee 'we-chpegar' cat's ears

puuek deer, deer meat

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

puuek 'w-rhlkerh firecracker (plant)

puuek 'we-chpegar' bluebell

puuektek deer

puuen cherry

puuenomaap' dogwood

pue'nos tumble bug

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

pyaap'tery be reddish, be manzanita-colored

pyah manzanita berry

pyegaagoh eleventh month in old Yurok calendar

pyerkerm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns

raak creek

raak nee yey' stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

Raayeep a pebbly beach at the south end of 'E'goo, by Trinidad Head

rechah mountain ridge

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

rekoreks seabird nest

rekoyoysh white flint used for cutting

rek'woy river mouth

Rek'woy Requa

rep'choy weed garden

res'oges nest

rewkwo'hl it is misty

re'go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

re'noh feather

reeek'ew shore, sandbar, ashore, river's edge, shore line

reekoret sparrow hawk

rohpee'hl it clears (of weather)

rohtuen bullhead (fish)

roo be a particular time, time, hour

roogech there is an echo, echo

roogech' there is an echo

rooget tan-oak bark, oak bark

rookw wind

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

rootah sun ray

rootep' it is a particular time

roowo's hegoh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

roreer snow

roree' it snows

ro'ohpee' cliff, anything inanimate standing (rocks, trees, etc.)

ro'otet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

ror' it snows

ruerowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)

saa' speak Yurok, speak our language, speak Indian

saa'agoch speak Yurok, Yurok language

saa'agoch seaweed bug

saa'agochek' I speak Yurok, I speak our language, I speak Indian

saa'agoh speak Yurok, speak ordinary or colloquial Yurok as opposed to 'woogey speech

sahksah hail, hail

sahseep buck brush, blue blossom

Sa'ahl a village along the Klamath

sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' miller moth

sa'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose

sa'ahl 'we-cheeeshep' redwood rose

sa'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"

sa'ro' sea anemone

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

segep coyote

segep 'ue-pery rainbow

segep 'we-cheeek poppy

segep 'we-cheeeshep' poppy

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sekws parsley

sekwsew quahog clam

sekwsoh wild parsnip

sepolah valley, field, prairie

sepolah nee yeguen gentian

sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark

sepolek valley, field, prairie

seporah small valley, small clearing

sesewek' I whisper

sese'yewek' I whisper

ses'eep rustle

ses'ohl they tinkle

sewom brown shelled acorn

sheeep sheep

seeegolepew be growling (of animal)

seeegolepoch' it growls (of animal)

seeeyehlek' I hiss

seeshon brake fern (ho'olek) root

ska'aweehl nine bark

skelee down

skeleek down

skeleekra' gopher

skep'ol wyethia angustifolia

skeweg be good weather, be clear weather, be sunny weather

skewege'hl it is good weather, it is clear weather

skewoogechek' I sound good

skoyom bat (animal)

skoyon be blue

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

skueweg be good weather

skuewege'hl it is good weather

skue'yolok' I like to hear, I like the sound of

slahpo' brodiaea fiber brush

sloowehl wild oats

sloyhl dried eel

sloyhlketo' 'wr-nerh red huckleberry

smechken chipmunk

smegech white sturgeon

smesmemohl break up, slide (of mountainside), landslide, ravine

soch say, speak

sochpeyewek' I say, I speak, I reply

sohchee up, on top, above, on

soonoch sounds

soool yew

soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative

so'oo 'we-laay Milky Way

spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

Sreg Heekoh a place across from Sregon

Sreg Pech a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Chokik

Sreg Puelekw a place just downriver from Sregon

Sreg Won a place just uphill from Sregon

Sregon a village on the Klamath

Srepor a village site south of Churey

Srperh a village along the Klamath

serrnerh be a particular color

serrnerk'ws it is very windy weather

serrt apple owl

sruuek'wee columbine, red columbine

seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin

stohstek' small fir tree

Stoowen a village along the Klamath

Suemeeg Patrick's Point

swegoopeehl pour with rain

swoopee'hl pour with rain, rain hard

swerrk'ws there is a gust of wind, wind is blowing in this direction

swerykerh be dull-colored

syego'oo grunt, make a noise

syewsyew lap (of small waves), rattle (of strings of shells)

syohsyo'ooch rattle (intr.)

syo'ooch' s/he makes a noise

syo'oogechek' I grunt, I make a noise

syo'oogen grunt, make a noise

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'eyoh pounding stone

s'e' 'we-nerh madrone berry

s'e'goh madrone tree

s'oktoy be brown, be light brown, be tan

s'erkter'ery be light brown (animals)

s'erwerh blue grouse

taanep be yellow

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

ta'amo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

ta'anoy'hl it is hot weather, it is sunny

ta'ehl be hot weather

tegeruemek' I talk, I pray, I make medicine

tegeruepek' I talk to myself

tegetor salmonberry shoots

tegeto' sea eggs (sea urchin)

tege'muer snowbird

tegey' flea

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

tegeen' ch'uech'eesh canary

tego'oh dentalium shell, 2 5/16 inch, a mythological character

teguuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver

tektekoh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

tektomel' white salmon

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

tekwsar' heart of salmon, uvula

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

ten rain

tenenew clump of grass

tenpewe'hl it is raining, rain, storm

tenuereep mockingbird

tepoo tree, large fir tree

tepoonohl forest, in a forest

tereet spotted sandpiper

teseer beaver

teton rush (plant)

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewol nee tepoo spruce tree

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast

tewolew nee tepoo Sitka spruce

teekwoh cove, gap in mountain

Teekwoh a place uphill from Keykem (formerly a prairie, now overgrown)

teekwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

Teekwoo the promontory between Stone Lagoon and Freshwater Lagoon

teekwol' canyon

teenoogech' it makes a sharp sound (like a drum), it makes a metallic sound

tee'npelah be yellow

tee'np'ehl anything yellow

tmekwten hollow tree, hollow stump

Tmery 'We-Roy Cannery Creek

toh talk, use language

tohkow talk in a group

tohpoh wild iris

tohsoh doe

tohtar' grasshopper

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohtor' grasshopper

tokues pelican

tok'olew coo (of a baby)

tolowechek' I speak Tolowa

tolowoochek' I speak Tolowa

tomowohlek' I chatter

tonpewe'hl it is showery

toykem camas (plant)

tergernerp mockingbird

tergers rat

tergerw speak, settle a dispute

tergerwermek' I greet, I speak to, I talk to

terhkuen fish head, salmon head

terkeeekserch a poisonous mushroom

terkerkue' valley quail

terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

terkterk mallard

terkwterm dentalium shell

tronkoh wild potato

terperh stem, stalk

terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

terperrner' small fir tree, large fir tree

terwermers bee, yellowjacket

terwerr locust

tuemonoks tule (plant)

tuemerhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuuek tail of fish, salmon tail

tuuep sword fern

tuueptuuep sword fern

tuuuep flying squirrel

tue'neryk a fork in a river

twegoh raccoon

Twehlkar a place along the Klamath above Srpr'

twerrnee'sh spawning salmon

t'laakuehl cliff, steep cliff

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'lewoluehl drip, waterfall

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

t'ohlt'ohl nee 'e'goh monkey flower

t'ro't'et' an edible plant

t'uemeen' it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wahkwela' poison oak

Wahsekw a village on the Klamath, Martin's Ferry

Wa's'ey a village at Young's Bar

wechew chinquapin nut

wechew sea urchin

Wechpekw' a spring at Wechpus

wechpues confluence

Wechpues Weitchpec (the town), a point projecting from the north side of the river into the Klamath estuary

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

Wehlkwew a village across the river from Rek'woy

welogooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

weneephl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

weno'ome'hl it is a particular season, season

weno'omoksee'hl it is a particular season

wentokws female (animal or bird)

wewolon noise in the air, high piercing hollow windy sound (bad omen)

weyokseep Labrador tea

we'not wing

weeshew be jet black

wogee middle, in the middle

wogoruep plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

wohkelo' pepperwood

wohlkechee' it is morning

Wohpekuemew 'ue-mesew pink honeysuckle

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy segon pitcher plant

wohpekw across the sea, west

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

wohpew across the sea, west

wohpewk "the direction about at right angles to the course of the lower Klamath, or roughly southwest", across the sea, west

wohpee island

wohpuek into water

wohpueneeka' sea otter

won up, above

wonekuek up, above, on

wonekw up, above, uphill (from the river)

wonep' hill

wonew above, overhead, in the mountains, higher, in the hills

wonewsleg moon, sun

wonewslepah rainbow

woneek upward

wonkew leached acorns, leaching acorns

wonkewek' I leach acorns, I make bread

wonoye'eek in the sky, up in the middle of the sky

wonoyoo up, high up

wonue up, above, over, on top of

wonue 'we-laayekah rainbow

wonuekuek above, overhead

wook morning, dawn, be morning

wooles unshelled acorn

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

woomehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)

woop' out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'ee out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'eek out in the water (of an island, etc.)

wooyhl all night, overnight

wormey' 'we-cheeeshep' escholtzia

worue overhead, on the surface

wo'kegep cricket

wo'omehl shelled acorn

werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

wergers fox

werhkweech fir-tree bark (used for firewood)

werhlkeehl kelp

werms worm, worms

werr body louse

werrsek' I yell

wertpeet Jerusalem cricket

wertpers leech

werych'erk puppy

werych'erks puppy

wer'er' tree toad, tree frog

wer'tnerr mare's tail, horse tail

yegom mountain quail

yew' the sun sets

ye'womey' the sun sets

yer' abalone shell, haliotis

yer'erner' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

'ah thorn

'ahkechoyp' thorn, prickle

'ahkechoyp'ehl mass of briar bushes

'echkwoh sea lion

'ehlkehl clay

'eskew turtle (large)

'Espew a village on the coast between Redwood Creek and the Klamath

'Espew 'O Ket'uel' the lagoon at 'Espew

'ewaa salmonberry bush

'ewom slug

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

'e'gomeemoh speak Hupa

'E'goo a beach north of Trinidad Head

'eenoh grunt

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsuen down

'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech a reef north of Churey

'n-ekwol my fishing rock, my claim, my title, my fishing place

'O Chaahl a village site on the Klamath

'O Chaahl 'We-Repokw a place

'O Kaa a mountain above the Klamath

'O Kaa 'O Ket'uel' a lake on 'O Kaa

'O Kegep a spring near 'O Men 'We Roy, a sea-stack near Elk Point, north of Churey

'O Keget'oh a place on the sandbar by Big Lagoon

'O Kegey Goat Rock (a ridge between Stone Lagoon and Big Lagoon)

'O Ket'oh Big Lagoon, a town on Big Lagoon

'O Ket'uel' Big Lagoon

'O Kneget a large sea-stack just south of the mouth of the Klamath, Flint Rock Head (a conspicuous promontory south of the mouth of the Klamath), a crag on a cliff at the north of Patrick's Point, a rock in the ocean near the mouth of Luffenholtz Creek

'O Kweges sand dunes south of the mouth of Little River

'O Legew a place on the east side of Trinidad Head

'O Men a town along the coast north of Rek'woy

'O Men Heepuer a village north of 'O Men

'O Men 'We-Roy Wilson Creek

'O Pegeesh a beach north of 'Espew

'O Plegoh a Hupa town (Ta'k'yimił-diŋ "where they stir acorn mush")

'O Pyuueweg a village on the south shore of Big Lagoon

'O Regos Tucker Rock (a rock at the mouth of the Klamath River)

'O Rew a fishing place across from Weitchpec, where the current formerly struck the south shore, a bank downstream of 'Rnr', a camp-site or town on Redwood Creek, about 4 miles from the coast, just before Chilula land, a rock in Karuk territory

'O Schegep' the boat landing at Rek'woy, a reddish cliff north(west) of the mouth of the Klamath, a site with house-pits somewhere north of Stone Lagoon, a rock by the landing spot at Churey

'O Segen a village on the coast between 'Espew and the mouth of the Klamath

'O Segen 'We-Roy a creek at 'O Segen

'O Segeesh a flat area along the Klamath near Wohkero'

'O Shyergerysh near Elk Point, "a sea rock, with two points"

'O Slegoych a place where a trail descends, a declivity

'o slookw downhill

'O Slookw a site on the northeast shore of Big Lagoon

'O Teguuekw a flat rock near Pekwon on the south side of the Klamath

'O Tmekwor a village at the north end of Redwood Lagoon

'O Tohpew a natural archway under Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l (Little Trinidad Head)

'ohpos king salmon

'oloyew' it calls (e.g. of a bird), it hoots, it makes a noise, it squeaks (e.g. of a bed)

'omeemoh speak Hupa

'onopeech sea pigeon, small seagull

'Oohl 'O Chyuue a cliff overlooking the Klamath River

'osreer there is a noise

'otoy an edible bulb

'owook tomorrow, the next day

'owookpaa the day after tomorrow

'or' it is the first sliver of the new moon

'O'rekw mouth of Redwood Creek, a village to the south of Redwood Lagoon (Orick)

'O'rekw 'We-Roy Redwood Creek

'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard

'R Hlerger' False Klamath Rock

'erhlkerh female dog, bitch

'erncherh abalone shell

'Rner' a village along the Klamath

'Erner' 'We-Roy Blue Creek

'erplers apple

'errwerh grass

'erwern salmonberry

'erwerner' salmonberry bush

'U-Kwewon the beach between Trinidad Head and Little Trinidad Head

'uek'eer'ue' salmonberry juice

'ueme'woo river

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

'uep'oy salmon sperm

'uewesek nicotine

'wa-rkwech its bark (of a tree)

'wa-rpeesh its nape (of a salmon)

'wahchehl civet cat

'wahtey sea moss, kelp (seaweed)

'wech louse egg, nits

'wechken louse eggs, nits, mites

'wechoh sea eggs (sea urchin)

'wehlkoh bulrush, cattail, tule mat

'wehlkwenep' wild ginger

'wes spider

'wes 'wr-ner' spider web

'weskaap' crab grass, green

'weskem crab grass, cut and dried

'weskwelekws rope of wild grapevine, grapevine

'weskwelekws 'wr-nerh grape

'weskwen branch of a tree

'weskwenet branch of a tree when cut off

'wes'onah sky, horizon, world, cosmos, earth, universe

'wes'onew sky

'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)

'woogey wee' 'wr-nerh apple

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

'werhlker'eeshneg wolf

'werhtuuep' Indian greens

'werrgeryerch speak English

'werrgeryerchek' I speak English

'werrp' butterfly

'weryhl egg (of bird)

'weryhl 'ue-muenchey egg white

'weryken fat part of fish between fins and gills

'wer'hlpeeterk root, willow root

'wer'errgerch alder (used for orange dye)

'yekwhl maggot, worm

'Yoch Legaay a ridge above 'O Men 'We-Roy

'Yoch 'O Kegey a place on the sand barrier between Freshwater Lagoon and the ocean

'yerrner' barnacle, shell of shellfish