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chekws heart

chelogaapeehl ribs

chelogehl ribs

chelogepeehl ribs

chewes hand

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

chpegar' hear, ask, ear

chpuerowok' I menstruate

cherwerserterw index finger, pointer finger

ch'eeg

hahsehl urine

hewonekeer' have an erection

hlem' heel

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hlkwert'err' pass gas through the vagina

huenpeyok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

kelokel' throat

ket'etew palm (of hand)

knetew finger

knewoletew middle (long) finger

kol' 'ne-son' my genitals (male or female)

kerchpok' I menstruate for the first time

kergerwers wrist

kerkerchpok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

kerkerhl ankle

kermerterw little finger

kers'erkw shoulder blade

kerwers wrist

kerweryerh chin, jaw, beard

keryermerh skull

kweruehl snout, long nose

kwoytemel' shoulder

kyahtor' sweat, sweat

k'eerwerler'ery be gray-haired

lepoh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

lerhperyehl drool, saliva, spittle

markarkeehl hip

mecholep mucus in one's eye

mecholew' eye mucus

megeyoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

meleg excrement

melox excrement, feces, turds

mep'och beard, mustache, whiskers

metolep snot

met'eek rectum, ass!

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

meyoo be pregnant

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

meehlpehl leg, shin, lower leg

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mohlkwoh head

mokwsek muscle, sinew

mol' sexual intercourse

merkcher'erkerhl hip, hip bone

merrgen lungs

merterlerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

merterw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

mer'p'erhl pubic hair

naagoh gut on one side

na'atew ring finger

new breast milk

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

nohlpeyek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

pah neck

pahtuen neck

pekoyek blood

pesoh clitoris

pletew thumb, big toe

ponues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

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

perperyuuepek' I am curly, I have curly hair

perwkweesh elbow

perykerr' brain, brains

peryerm penis

pue'nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

rewoch lip(s)

rewoh lip(s)

rohpeer semen

rohtekw' testicle, scrotum, testes

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

ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska'atew finger, toe

sketew little finger

skoypeehl flank, side (body part)

slerperh thigh, penis

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

s'oh anus, rectum

s'errperhl marrow (of bone)

tektey stomach

tekwsar' heart of salmon, uvula

tew flesh

tewey forehead

tewon flesh

tohtoh kidney

tooloh cheek, face

to' hip (body part), thigh

weyomenehl they copulate

weena'atew third finger, ring finger

werserh navel

'ahkek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'e'guer' 'wes'onah uterus

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'leptoyhl hair

'n-aawech my back (body part)

'n-eephl my tongue

'n-rp'ern' my nose

'n-rp'ern' 'we-tohpew my nostril

'na-rkow my armpit

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-hlp'ehl my eyelash

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-leen my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses

'ne-luehl my mouth

'ne-sen my arm

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

'ne-ykwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne-'rep' my eyebrow

'oloyokel' larynx, vocal chords, throat

'erkeryshek' I urinate

'errkerhl knee

'uep'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa'al guts, intestines

'wa'alox guts, intestines

'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'wes body

'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body

'werhlker' bone

'werhlkuen liver

'wers skin

'werskuen skin, shell, as of acorns