Yurok dictionary
Your search: semantic domain snakes and slimy animals
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Broader semantic domain: animals
Related semantic domain(s):
birds, bugs and insects, fish and sea life, mammals
Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic
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cheeek he-goh money snake
cheeek mehl 'ee-'ee-kew money snake
cher-ger-cher-yerh kingsnake
hlke'-goop' slug, banana slug
hlkerr-wers lizard, salamander, water dog
hlkwer-terkws frog
hlmey-yep-'eer' rattlesnake
hlmey-yeep-'eyr' rattlesnake
kuech-kuech angleworm, worms for bait
kwe-gey kingsnake
ley-yes snake
ley-yo-lekws
lo-cho-muuek tadpole
lo-chom' toad
lo'-leephl sting of insect, fang of snake
mekw-chek snail
me-wom gophersnake, bullsnake
mer-wer-sees-hleg biting lizard
werms worm, worms
wert-pers leech
wer-'er' tree toad, tree frog
'es-kew turtle (large)
'e-wom slug
'o'-ro-wee' dove, mourning dove, lizard
Dictionary entry
ley-yo-lekws • n • snake, water-snake
Lexicon record # 1414 | Source reference: MM(ES60)
Semantic
domain: snakes and slimy animals
Sentence example
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Tue' 'o nue-meech-yue hek'ws: ley-yo-lekws, hlmey-yep-'eer', hlkerr-wers, hlkerr-wers, hlkwer-terkws .
He found everything: gartersnakes, rattlesnakes, salamanders, salamanders,
frogs.
— Domingo of Weitchpec, "Buzzard's Medicine"
(I4,
1907)