Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain larger carnivores

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Broader semantic domain: mammals

Related semantic domain(s): rabbits and hares, squirrels and chipmunks, miscellaneous medium-sized mammals, hoofed mammals, mice and rats, miscellaneous small mammals, aquatic mammals

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chme-gok coyote

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

chyer-'ery'

ch'ee-shah dog

keyr-kehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

ke-get panther, puma, mountain lion

me-gokw dog, barking dog

nee-kwech grizzly bear

pue-see cat, house cat

se-gep coyote

wer-gers fox

wery-ch'erk puppy

wery-ch'erks puppy

'erhl-kerh female dog, bitch

'werhl-ker-'eesh-neg wolf

Dictionary entry

chyer-'ery' • n • black bear (Ursus americanus) • Variants cheer-'ery' cher-'ery'

Lexicon record # 132 | Source references: WG(WEM263) R191 MM(ES58) JE16
Semantic domain: larger carnivores

Derived phrases or compounds

chyer-'ery' 'ue-moh-ka' "a tree with long red berries"
chyer-'ery' 'uep-yah "bearberries"

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chey-ke-nee chyer-'ery' "small bear" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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cheer-'ery' (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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cheer-'ery' (spoken by Archie Thompson)

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cheer-'ery' (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

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cheer-'ery' (spoken by Jimmie James)

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cheer-'ery' (spoken by Violet Moore)

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cheer-'ery' "black bear" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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cheer-'ery' 'uep-yah "bearberries, coast vine" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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cher-'ery' (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

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chyer-'ery' "bear" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

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chyer-'ery' 'uuek "bear baby" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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