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'oohl person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian

me-wee-mor old man

pe-gerk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person

'nep-sech my father

wen-chokws woman

we'-yon teenage girl, young woman

huuek-soh child, children

'nah-pew my wife

pe-rey grow old (of a woman), old woman, old lady

wer'-yers girl, small girl

chey-ke-nee small, small person, child

kue-chos grandmother

huuek child, baby

too'-meyr friend, relative, relation

'woo-gey be holy, former people, white man, white people, at first identified with former people

ne-ge-neech mouse, bastard child

chee-nes young man, teenage boy

k'ep-'ew grandchild

me-ges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor

'ne-mey' my daughter

chee-no-me-wes

pee-cho-wos grandfather

'ne-che-kos my mother

'ne-nos my husband

poy'-we-son chief, leader, boss, best (at doing something), headman

'ne-merm my son

ke-gey doctor, Indian doctor

tos child!

tue-los aunt

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

'ne-paa my brother (of a man)

'ne-ro-mech my niece

'oo-le-kwehl people, world, the human world

'ue-ma-'ah devil, Indian devil

chee-mos uncle

ko-kos mother

tey brother-in-law (of a man)

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

'o-mee-mos Hupa Indian

chaa-nuueks young child, baby, newborn

che-ween mother-in-law

chnaa woman's brother-in-law

ka-'aal slave

keen fisherman

ko-'o-mech Orleans Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

ler'-ger' black person

me-key children

me-lo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman

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

mee-chos cousin, male cousin, elder brother

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

paa-rew father-in-law

pe-cheek-laa up river Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

pey-chew deceased grandfather

pee-nos older sister

pue-leek-laa down river people, the river Yurok

tee-kues Italian person or people

to-tos father

'nek-chuem my nephew

'ney-kew my younger sibling, my younger sister

'oo-le-kwoh people

chee-chos younger sibling, younger sister

chee-no-me-wah young man

cheem' uncle!

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chneen sister-in-law

choch relative

chery little person

chue-lue-la' Chilula Indian

hehl-kew 'woo-gey former people (having retreated inland)

hehl-keek-laa Klamath River Indians

hoo-gech neeen' astronomer

herm-cherh adulterer

huep-'oo-la' Hupa Indian, the Hupa people

kaa-muueks bastard

ke-gem someone who is jealous of everything

ker-gert-ker' fisherman

kert-'er' bald person

kuech grandmother

kwes-'o-yew prayer doctor

k'e-rep' widow

k'e-wen 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-'er-gerysh dark-skinned person

me-key-yo-wok children

me-see'-ro-nuen a slim man

mew widower

me-weem' widower

muen-chers fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

muen-ters fair-skinned person

muue-wee-mor old men

ne-gee-'eehl twins

ne-go-'o-hlen midwife

nee-nos woman married to a relative

nee-wah man married to a relative

nee-'ee-yuen sibling

noh-pey enter one's wife's house, half-married man

noh-puuek child of a "half" (matrilocal) marriage

no-'o-meyr' title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony

ner-'er-nerh Coast Yurok, Coast Indian

pe-wo-meen a cook

pue-le-kuek-la' downriver Indian, Yurok Indian

ra-'a-see-shon disgusting person

saa-mey-yohl widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder, widow

saa-mey-yohl 'o 'ue-mey-yoo a child born while its widowed mother was still cutting her hair

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

se-po-le-keek-la' any tribe living in the prairies

sker-weech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

taahl ceremonial singer

teee-get crybaby

tee-nuue-mo-nok crazy person

to-lo-wehl Tolowa Indian

we-goh go across by boat, someone who carries money settling disputes

wen woman

we-roch bachelor

wey-yet Wiyot Indian

wo-hluer girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony

wor-mey' spinster, unmarried elderly lady

wo-ro-cheen bachelor

wer-'er-gery young person

ye-gue-'ueh ferryman

'nah-pe-mew my mate, my spouse

'nech-keyr my deceased brother's widow, my deceased sister's widower, my ex-sibling-in-law

'nech-newk'-wos my son-in-law

'ne-choch my more distant relative

'ne-cho-chos my more distant relative

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

'nek-'ep'-ch'em my daughter-in-law

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

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

'ne'-moo my married daughter

'o'-lehl he-goh house builder

'o'-loo-le-kweesh 'on name of a female spirit, Sky Woman

'we'-ges Chinese person

'woo white person

'woo-gehl-men half-breed

'werr-ger-yers fair-skinned person, brave person