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che'-loh dry (food), bake (food), cure (food), dry by heating
che'-loh-tek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating
che'-loh-te-mew be dried (of food)
che'-lo-yehl they are dry
chkeee-ker' fork, table fork
chker-kerr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
chmey-yo-nen 'o 'we-'ee-'ee'-gah dinner
heyr-puen mint, mint tea
he-gon spoon, scraper
he-goo-re-keech yerba buena tea, vine tea
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
he-log cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
herkw-terks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
her-'erh-kerhl be fresh (food, etc.)
kaa-mew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour
kaa-me-we-tek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something
ke-goh acorn soup
kep'-t'oh feed an infant soft food
ket-'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)
ke'-mow food
kmoy-pon spread (butter, jam, etc.)
ko-peen coffee
ker'-yer' peel (fruit or vegetable)
lehl-ke-mok' I wrap (something) in skunk cabbage leaves (for cooking)
lep-kwoh form seaweed into round cakes
ler-'er-gerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee
me-raas be smoky, cure by smoke
me-raa-wo-nee smoked (of salmon)
merw food carried with one, food brought by bride
merw-pok' I carry food with me
merw-perh food carried with one, food brought by bride, packed lunch
muen-cherhl milk
ne-pek' I eat
nooych eat food as a guest
nooych-kwek' I eat food as a guest
nooych-kwok' I eat food as a guest
ner-perw meat
ner-'er-mert deer meat, venison
nue-neg food
nue-ne-pew food, fish
nue-ne-pueh food, fish
nue-ne-puey
pe-choch broil
pe-mek' I cook
pe-mey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber
pe-mo-roh drippings
pe-mo-yekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings
penkw acorn flour
pe-pah pepper
pew cook
pe-wo-mek' I cook
pe-wo-meen a cook
pe-wo-mor' s/he cooks for someone
pey-yeyr' cook over an open fire
peeesh pea
peesh-kaahl 'o koh seafood
peesh-kah salt, sea, ocean
plo-wah flour
pop-sew bread
poy-koh flat basket, pan, pot
per'y-p'erw' be sour
pye-wo-lue-mek' I chew
raas rice
re-guue-kwoh liquor
re-guue-kwo' beverage, especially liquor
re-kee-roy broil, broil over a fire
re-kwoh drink
re-kwoh-pey-yok' I drink
rep-chem honey, sugar
rooysh rice
sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
sech-kes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
ske'-wo-yehl they are ripe, they are cooked
skuue-we-tek' I like to taste, I like to eat
skuue-wo-lon kmoy-pon jam
skuue-wo-lo-nee something sweet, sweets, candies
skuue-wo-lo-nee pa-'ah soda
sloo-ween raw (of food)
sloow-pey eat raw
soo-ne-we-tek' I taste (something)
tekws-key manroot, wild cucumber, pickle
ten-pey-yok' I eat much, I eat a lot, I overeat
te'-nah drunk
te'-nahs-pek' I am drunk
tkek'-weyr' pot
tkek'-wel' pot, pan, kettle
tkek'-we'-lok' I boil
tre-kwo-nue-mek' I take a sip
wey-yok-seep Labrador tea
wey-yo-'o-pe-wek' I make acorn soup, I cook with hot rocks
wo-'o-mehl shelled acorn
'ahs-pah be given food or drink
'ahs-pek' I drink
'ahs-pey-yuer' soup
'ahs-puem' drink
'e'-gah eat in a group, have a meal, meal
'ohl-pey-yok' I eat from, I bite
'o-lue-leekw' lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring
Dictionary entry
nue-ne-puey • n • food, fish
Lexicon record # 2360 | Source reference: R233
Semantic
domain: food, drink, and cooking
Sentence examples
(10)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee re-gook?] 'Ee, keech po-pel' noohl 'o nue-ne-puey wee'. Tkwo-'o che-gey kwel 'ee-mee nue-ne-puey.
[Is the trout a nunepuy?] Yes, when they get big they become
nunepuy. When they are still small they are not nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee kep-toh?] 'Ee, nue-ne-puey wee' kep-toh.
[Is the horseneck clam a nunepuy?] Yes, horsenecks are
nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee pee-'eeh?] 'Ee, che-ge'-lo'-tee' keech 'o nue-ne-puey.
[Is the mussel a nunepuy?] Yes, you dry them and they become
nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee we-chew?] 'Ee, we-chew kem nue-ne-puey wee'. Plel' ho 'okw' we'-yon, ho 'okw' 'uuek'ee-mo-'okw' 'we-new. Kwe-see weesh-tue 'o nep' k'ee we-chew. Weesh-tue' 'o goh we-new. Kue 'uuek weesh-tue' 'o nahch-puen'.
[Is the sea urchin a nunepuy?] Yes, sea urchin is nunepuy too. A
young girl lived at Ple'l [in Rek'woy], she had a baby, she had no milk. That is
what she ate. She used that for milk. She gave the baby that.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Nunepuy hes wee' k'ee lo-chom'?] Paa', nee-mee nue-ne-puey k'ee lo-chom'.
[Is the toad a nunepuy?] No, the toad isn't nunepuy.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee k'err'?] K'err' tue' kem me-ges-kwe-ta' mo-cho kol' 'oo' nue-ne-puey keech 'ue-mer-kuem'. K'err' weesh-tue' soo kee'-mo-len'. Keech 'ue-kem'.
[Is the crow a hoore'mos?] Crow will eat it up, wherever there's food
he'll eat it up. That's why crow is no good. He steals.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee nue-ne-puey?] K'ee nue-ne-puey kwel nee-mee hoo-re'-mos wee'.
[Is the fish a hoore'mos?] Fish is not hoore'mos.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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Noohl 'o gam', 'Ey kwe-lekw cho weet soo k'ookw-sow' kue nue-ne-puey noohl ko 'o che'-loh-te-mew.
He said, Yes, cut up fish in the usual way, and you may dry
it.
— Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew"
(LA16-8,
1951)
