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cherh-ker-yehl they are bright colored

lo-'o-ge-new dark things

lo-'o-ge-nee dark

lo-'o-gey be black, be dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo-'o-gey-yo-wok' I am black, I am dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo-'o-ge'-rok' I am black

lo-'o-ge'-ron' it is black, it is charred (trees, sticks, etc.)

ler-'er-gerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee

ler-'er-gery be black, be dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler-'er-ger-yek' I am black, I am dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler-'er-geryhl be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler-'er-geryk be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler-'er-gerysh dark-skinned person

mer-'err-wer' mock orange

muen-cheyr' be white (trees, etc.)

muen-chey be white

muen-chey-yo-wok'

muen-che'-ron' it is white (tree, tree blossoms, etc.)

muen-chok's it is white (flat things)

muen-cherh be white, (of round things) be light-colored (of plants, etc.)

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

muen-ters fair-skinned person

muen-ter-'ery be white (animals, birds)

muen-ter-'er-yek' I am white (animals, birds)

pe-ko-yeyr' be red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pe-ko-ye'-ron' it is red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pe-ko-yoh be red

pe-ko-yok's it is red (flat things)

pe-ko-yop' it is red (water)

perhl-kwerh be gray (round things)

perhl-kwer-'ery be gray (animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)

perhl-kwer-'ery' it is gray (animals and birds, worm and ropes, etc.)

per-ker-yerh be red (round things)

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

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

per-ker-yue-'er-wer-yek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt

pern-cherh be gray (deer)

pyaap'-tery be reddish, be manzanita-colored

sko-yon be blue

serr-nerh be a particular color

swery-kerh be dull-colored

s'ok-toy be brown, be light brown, be tan

s'erk-ter-'ery be light brown (animals)

taa-nep be yellow

te-geen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

tee'n-pe-lah be yellow

tee'np-'ehl anything yellow

wee-shew be jet black