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che-wes hand

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

'lep-toyhl hair

'wers-kuen skin, shell, as of acorns

'ne-luehl my mouth

meehl-pehl leg, shin, lower leg

chpe-geyr' hear, ask, ear

pe-ko-yek blood

'werhl-ker' bone

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

pah-tuen neck

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

'ney-yah my stomach, my belly

chekws heart

ker-ger-wers wrist

kwoy-te-mel' shoulder

nohl-pey-yek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

te-won flesh

too-loh cheek, face

'naa-wech my back (body part)

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

chpue-ro-wok' I menstruate

mohl-kwoh head

mer-terw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

ple-tew thumb, big toe

re-woh lip(s)

ske-tew little finger

'nerp-'ern' my nose

'neyr-pehl my tooth, my teeth

'nech-kah my foot

'ne-sen my arm

'err-kerhl knee

'wa-'a-lox guts, intestines

che-lo-gaa-peehl ribs

hle'-mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

huen-pey-yok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

kne-wo-le-tew middle (long) finger

ker-wer-yerh chin, jaw, beard

lerh-per-yehl drool, saliva, spittle

me-cho-lew' eye mucus

met-'eek rectum, ass!

mey-yoo-mo-yek' I am pregnant

mokw-sek muscle, sinew

mer-ter-lerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

nohl-pey-yok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

perw-kweesh elbow

pery-kerr' brain, brains

per-yerm penis

sme'-le-nek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

te-wey forehead

to' hip (body part), thigh

wee-na-'a-tew third finger, ring finger

'wehl-ke-teg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'wes-kwe-lon body, value, trunk of body

che-lo-gehl ribs

che-lo-ge-peehl ribs

chey-ke-tew little finger, pinky finger

cher-wer-ser-terw index finger, pointer finger

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hah-sehl urine

he-wo-ne-keer' have an erection

hlem' heel

hlkwert-'err' pass gas through the vagina

ke-lo-kel' throat

ket-'e-tew palm (of hand)

kne-tew finger

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

kerch-pok' I menstruate for the first time

ker-kerch-pok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

ker-kerhl ankle

ker-mer-terw little finger

kers-'erkw shoulder blade

ker-wers wrist

ker-yer-merh skull

kwe-ruehl snout, long nose

kyah-tor' sweat, sweat

k'eer-wer-ler-'ery be gray-haired

le-poh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

meyr-keyr-keehl hip

me-cho-lep mucus in one's eye

me-gey-yoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

me-leg excrement

me-lox excrement, feces, turds

mep-'och beard, mustache, whiskers

me-to-lep snot

me-wee-peehl waist, tree trunk

mey-yoo be pregnant

moch-kwoch' little boy's penis

mol' sexual intercourse

merk-cher-'er-kerhl

merr-gen lungs

mer'-p'erhl pubic hair

naa-goh gut on one side

na-'a-tew ring finger

new breast milk

ne-won breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

pah neck

pe-soh clitoris

po-nues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

per-ker-yer-'ery' it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

per-per-yuue-pek' I am curly, I have curly hair

re-woch lip(s)

roh-peer semen

roh-tekw' testicle, scrotum, testes

ska-'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska-'a-tew finger, toe

skoy-peehl flank, side (body part)

sler-perh thigh, penis

sme'-le-ne-pek' I masturbate (of men)

s'oh anus, rectum

s'err-perhl marrow (of bone)

tek-tey stomach

tekw-seyr' heart of salmon, uvula

tew flesh

toh-toh kidney

wey-yo-me-nehl they copulate

wer-serh navel

'ah-kek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'e'-guer' 'wes-'o-nah uterus

'lep-soyhl nap of fur or fabric

'neephl my tongue

'nerp-'ern' 'we-toh-pew my nostril

'neyr-kow my armpit

'nehl-p'ehl my eyelash

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ney-kwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne'-rep' my eyebrow

'o-lo-yo-kel' larynx, vocal chords, throat

'er-kery-shek' I urinate

'uep-'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa-'al guts, intestines

'wes body

'werhl-kuen liver

'wers skin