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charkoo dried fish head, gills
chechekw fin of fish, bone of fish, small fish bones
chegecheehl red-breasted sapsucker
chegemem hummingbird
chegel' seaweed, edible seaweed, sea lettuce, Porphyra, wide summer seaweed
chegeee nuthatch, sparrow
chegeeekor oriole
chegeekw swamp robin, winter robin
chego'onep' four-point buck
cheguen fallfish, king salmon
chekas donkey
chekwchekw an eagle, a little smaller than a golden eagle, fish hawk
chek'chek' a small brown bird with a sharp nose
chek'or periwinkle
chelel' kingfisher, killdeer
chenoh red cod
chereekue' swamp robin
cheycheyes mosquito
cheeek hegoh money snake
cheeek mehl 'ee'eekew money snake
cheeep nuthatch
cheekee chicken
chkweges hair seal
chkwohl steelhead
chmegok coyote
chmuuek wild cat, bobcat
chohkeeks gnat
chohpos fly (insect)
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
cherkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail
chuelue nee negeneech jumping mouse
chyer'ery' black bear
ch'ek wren
ch'ek'ch'ek' wren
ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket
ch'eeshah dog
ch'uech'eesh bird, small bird
harpuech ant
hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel
hehlkuesleg live surf fish, smelt
hekwol' butter clam
hekwol' son' oyster
hekwsa' whale
hekwsa' 'ue-mer'erx baleen
heweeyem' dentalium shell, 2 inch
hewonehl red eagle
hewonohl supernatural bird
hewono' condor
hewoy surf fish
heyomues skunk
he'mee' pigeon
hlkeleekra' shrew, mole
hlke'goop' slug, banana slug
hlkerhlkerpeech spotted fawn
hlkerrwers lizard, salamander, water dog
hlkwerterkws frog
hlmeyep'eer' rattlesnake
hlmeyeep'ar' rattlesnake
hlpergerp' flounder
hotmon baby rabbit
herk'werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit
herrner' barnacle
huehuehuercheen a type of wren
huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug
Huep'oo nee herk'werh jackrabbit
kaames evil water creature, shark
kahkah sturgeon
karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat
keges dried surf fish
keget panther, puma, mountain lion
kegor porpoise
kego'sneg seagull
kelok goose
kepcheneesh fawn
keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam
ke'ween eel
knewolek sea serpent
knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk
kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker
koyaakw' starfish
ko'ses crab
kergerpeehl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch
kerhkerh small turtle
kerhlkerh small turtle, crab
kerhlkerh segon scorpion
kerkernerweech daddy longlegs
kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon
kerychergerh braid one's hair, mink
kerycherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat
kuechkuech angleworm, worms for bait
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
kweyuech a bird now extinct
kwo'ror' candlefish
kwerrmeech black chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper
kwerykweryerch screech owl
kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)
kyeseks gopher
kyosekws gopher
k'erosegon scorpion
k'ooy' jay, bluejay
k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay
k'errch' crow, flock of crows
k'err' crow
k'err' segon blackbird
k'yow swan
legech mudhen, coot
legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)
lekeeta' backbone (of fish), spine (of fish)
lepchoh fur
leyes snake
leyolekws snake, water-snake
le'go' fisher
lochomuuek tadpole
lochom' toad
lohtuen lingcod, snapper
lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake
lergerl' buzzard, vulture
maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber
megah swallow (bird)
megeseek weasel
megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove
megokw dog, barking dog
megerseek weasel
mekwchek snail
mekwchoh sea snail
merueh chego'onep' five-point buck
meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel
metkoh gumboot chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper
meweehl elk
meweehl 'ue-segon canvasback
meweehl 'we-s'ech elk horn
mewom gophersnake, bullsnake
me'woo a fish (sp.)
meeeks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon
mohkoh head louse, head lice
mokwchech nightfish
mo'lekws moth
merk crane, heron
merkwteeks crane
merner's fish skin
merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten
merrn river duck
merwerseeshleg biting lizard
mer'lues a small bony river fish, sucker fish
mer'erh skin, hide, fur of animal
mer'erx gills
muelah horse
muer'uern' river duck, "evidently the sawbill or merganser", "white duck"
muesmues cow, bull, cattle
negah swallow (bird)
negeneech mouse, bastard child
nego'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck
nekwel porcupine
neneepekw' sucker fish
neneepuech' sucker fish
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
nepuey salmon
neekwech grizzly bear
nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger
nosonos tick (insect)
nospew skate, a mythological character
noykwos shrew
nerrgr barnacles
neryert duck, ducks
paamew octopus
paamoh kelp (seaweed)
paamues octopus
pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly
pegar' yellowhammer
pegeehl muesmues bull
pegoy flicker, yellowhammer
pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber
pe'weesh lake porpoise
peeshkaahl nee ha'aag 'ue-mep'o sea moss type
peeshkaahl nee kem' seafood
peeshkaahl nee regook sea trout
peeshkaahl 'o koh seafood
peeshka'eek nee ke'ween moray eel
peesh'on scale of fish
pee'eeh mussel
pee'eeyers fresh-water clam, razor clam
plegel' great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)
plee'wes gray squirrel
plee'wores a kind of owl
ponchech gray deer, white deerskin
ponches white deer
pookw screech owl
pregoneesh condor
pregoos condor
preworehl screech owl
pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle
pergerm' seal
perger'erh sea boots (a sea creature)
perrnekeesh dead eel in water
per'erk dried mussel
puelews daddy longlegs
puesee cat, house cat
puuek deer, deer meat
puuek nego' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush
puuektek deer
pue'nos tumble bug
regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"
rekoreks seabird nest
res'oges nest
re'noh feather
reekoret sparrow hawk
rohtuen bullhead (fish)
saa'agoch seaweed bug
sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' miller moth
sa'ro' sea anemone
sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
segep coyote
seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell
sekwsew quahog clam
sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark
sheeep sheep
skeleekra' gopher
skoyom bat (animal)
skerweech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede
sloyhl dried eel
smechken chipmunk
smegech white sturgeon
spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk
sraat scrub jay
srah bluebird
serrt apple owl
seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin
s'echoh horn, horns, wedge
s'erwerh blue grouse
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
tektomel' white salmon
tekwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black
tekwsar' heart of salmon, uvula
tenuereep mockingbird
tereet spotted sandpiper
teseer beaver
tohsoh doe
tohtar' grasshopper
tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk
tohtet eagle
tohtonos beetle
tohtor' grasshopper
tokues pelican
tergernerp mockingbird
tergers rat
terhkuen
terkerkue' valley quail
terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker
terkterk mallard
terkwterm dentalium shell
terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell
terwermers bee, yellowjacket
terwerr locust
tuemerhl sea duck, lesser snow goose
tuuek tail of fish, salmon tail
tuuuep flying squirrel
twegoh raccoon
twerrnee'sh spawning salmon
wahkwehl perch (fish)
wechew sea urchin
wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch
wehlkem groundhog
wentokws female (animal or bird)
we'not wing
Wohpek'wuemew 'ue-mer'p'erhl chickadee
wohpueneeka' sea otter
woolew spawn or eggs of several fish, sturgeon eggs, sturgeon roe
wo'kegep cricket
werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character
wergers fox
werhlkeehl kelp
werms worm, worms
werr body louse
wertpeet Jerusalem cricket
wertpers leech
werych'erk puppy
werych'erks puppy
wer'er' tree toad, tree frog
yegom mountain quail
yer' abalone shell, haliotis
yer'erner' abalone shell, haliotis
'aamoh sea eel
'echkwoh sea lion
'eskew turtle (large)
'ewom slug
'e'gol call (of a bird), hoot
'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric
'lepsuen down
'ohpos king salmon
'onopeech sea pigeon, small seagull
'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard
'erhlkerh female dog, bitch
'erncherh abalone shell
'uep'es backbone of fish (taken out and dried)
'uep'oy salmon sperm
'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)
'wes spider
'wes 'wr-ner' spider web
'wo'hlp'ey' angelica root, bitter part of a fish
'werhlker'eeshneg wolf
'werrp' butterfly
'weryhl egg (of bird)
'weryhl 'ue-muenchey egg white
'weryken fat part of fish between fins and gills
'yekwhl maggot, worm
'yerrner' barnacle, shell of shellfish
