Yurok dictionary

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Broader semantic domain: nature

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cheee-shep' flower, flowering plant

te-poo tree, large fir tree

kaap' gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild

'err-werh grass

kaap-'ehl brush (vegetation)

'wo'hl-p'ey' angelica root, bitter part of a fish

te-poo-nohl forest, in a forest

herhl-kerh brodiaea bulb, bulb, potato, tumor, tumor

me'-yehl stinging nettle

woo-mehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)

stohs-tek' small fir tree

s'e'-goh madrone tree

he-ga'p-'oh cottonwood

ho'-mo-no' tanoak

ho-'ow cedar

hue-'uuep' hazel

keehl redwood tree

kerm-serhl large white edible mushroom

ne-po-yoch greens, hay

nerh-pery berry

pkwo-'o-lo' maple

'erp-lers apple

'wer-'err-gerch alder (used for orange dye)

cheee-gery huckleberry

he-goo-re-keech yerba buena tea, vine tea

kwes-cheen strawberry

me-chaa-nep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

me-go-'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

sloo-wehl wild oats

woh-ke-lo' pepperwood

won-ke-wek' I leach acorns, I make bread

che-meen hog's fennel, doctor's pain

chkeep-'or' a type of plant

ho-leehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel

keekw-ten moss, rotten wood

kweech a plant (sp.) with large leaves

luuehl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine

mah-kuehl salal berry

pah-kwo' willow, red willow

soool yew

tek-te-koh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

tekws-key manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

chkoh-peen blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

heyr-puen mint, mint tea

he'-wo-nek wild oats

ho-'o-lek brake fern, bracken fern

her-gerr-werhl flowering dogwood

kerh-per' thimbleberry tree

ley-chehl blackberry

me'yk'-we-lep poison ivy

moh-ka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

mue-lo-muel wild currant

mue-nee-per-nee thistle

ne-po-yon wild parsley, greens, hay

ne'-muuep' vetch, lupine

pes-'es hemlock

poh-sey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

per-gern small willow, blue willow

perw-kween onion

pyah manzanita berry

sekws parsley

ta-'a-mo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

tue-mo-noks tule (plant)

wey-yok-seep Labrador tea

werh-kweech fir-tree bark (used for firewood)

'wes-kwen branch of a tree

'wes-kwe-net branch of a tree when cut off

'werh-tuuep' Indian greens

'wer'hl-pee-terk root, willow root

chaa-nuen young shoot of a plant

che-ge-mem 'we-cheee-shep' kind of plant

che-gee chinquapin tree

chekw-chem acorns decayed in soft clay, acorns black from soaking

chkeep-'erhl snowdrop flower

chkee'-wor clover

cher-nuep licorice fern

cherr-nuen sprout, young plant

chue-lue nee nep wild parsley

chyer-'ery' 'ue-moh-ka' a tree with long red berries

chyer-'ery' 'uep-yah bearberries

ch'e'-gee' black oak, live oak

haa-lop glue from a tree

haa-moh bear grass, used in basket making

ha-'aag nee ye-guen alum root

he-wo-mes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water

hee'nk-'ehl white oak

hl'oh-kohl 'we-nerh thunder berry

hl'er-keech large wild rose with big hips

ho-leehl kaap' hazel

ho-leehl 'wer-nerh hazelnuts

ho-mo-nah live oak

herk'-werh 'ue-peeesh peas

herk'-werh 'wech-pe-geyr' California poppy

herk'-werh 'we-nep pale sweet pea

hue-'ueh nut

kaa-mes 'ue-kaap' skunk cabbage

kaa-mes 'wer-nerh slim solomon

kah-kah 'we-nep hog's fennel

ke-ro-me-cha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

ke'-ween 'ue-peyr redbud

ke'-ween 'wer-nerh Indian peach

kle-'uep-'oh clover, brush, flora

koh-chehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kot-ko-teer' wild celery

kot-ko-teer' 'ue-se-gon gambleweed

kerh-peen thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree

kerh-peen 'ue-se-gon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine

kreeech a plant used as a herb

ker'-merkws tan-oak mushroom

kwerch a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwery-terp an edible plant with white flowers

k'etk-'ehl sweet colt's foot

k'errch' 'we-cheee-shep' lupin

k'errch' 'wer-nerh twinberry

la-'a-sehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

lehl-kem skunk cabbage leaves

le'-wol' greasewood, snowbrush

mah-kew salal

mehl che-gee-shew shootingstar (flower)

mehl re-gookw-seen cheee-shep' mission bells (plant)

mekw-ta' stump

me-no-men Juneberry

me-sen' lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

mes-kaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed

mes-kwe-rep straw, dry grass

mes-te-nekw ferns used to line baskets

me-weehl 'wech-pe-geyr' fat solomon, false solomon's seal

me-wee-peehl waist, tree trunk

me'-gech trillium

me'-yehl 'ue-se-gon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle

me'yk'-we-luuep' poison oak

merk 'we-cheee-shep' lupin, lupine

merr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

muel-muel wild currant

muuehl-muuehl berry of Indian peach tree

muue-lo-muuel Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

ne-neer' black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

ne-po-yech clover

nee-kwech 'wer-nerh red gooseberry

no-leet burl (on a redwood tree)

now-rep'-ch'oy weed

nerh-per-yuuep' huckleberry bush

ner-ler-mer-kerhl stump

pa-'aap'

pa-'aap' se-gon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)

pa-'a-reek se-gon trillium

pe-chog sugar-pine nut

pe-cho-goo' sugar pine with long cones

pe-cho-loo' sugar-pine tree

pe-ton small red clover with edible roots

peeesh pea

pee-'ee-tah ironwood

ploo-saakw black oak acorn

po-po-luehl skunk cabbage

per-gers-'erh manzanita berries, manzanita vine

per-ger' Oregon oak

per-ger-'erh black oak

per-ger-'erh woo-mehl black oak acorns

per-gery' moldy acorns, sorrel

per-kwer-ner' Indian rhubarb

pue-mo-nah redbud

pue-see 'wech-pe-geyr' cat's ears

puuek 'werhl-kerh firecracker (plant)

puuek 'wech-pe-geyr' bluebell

puuen cherry

puue-no-maap' dogwood

pyer-kerm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns

raak nee yey' stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

rep'-choy weed garden

re'-go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

roo-get tan-oak bark, oak bark

roo-wo's he-goh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

ro-'o-tet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

sah-seep buck brush, blue blossom

sa-'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose

sa-'ahl 'we-cheee-shep' redwood rose

sa-'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"

se-gep 'we-cheeek poppy

se-gep 'we-cheee-shep' poppy

sekw-soh wild parsnip

se-po-lah nee ye-guen gentian

se-wom brown shelled acorn

see-shon brake fern (ho'olek) root

ska-'a-weehl nine bark

skep-'ol wyethia angustifolia

slah-po' brodiaea fiber brush

sloyhl-ke-to' 'wer-nerh red huckleberry

soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative

sruuek'-wee columbine, red columbine

s'e' 'we-nerh madrone berry

te-ge-tor salmonberry shoots

te-ne-new clump of grass

te-ton rush (plant)

te-wol nee te-poo spruce tree

te-wo-lew nee te-poo Sitka spruce

tmekw-ten hollow tree, hollow stump

toh-poh wild iris

toy-kem camas (plant)

ter-keeek-serch a poisonous mushroom

tron-koh wild potato

ter-perh stem, stalk

ter-perr-ner' small fir tree, large fir tree

tuuep sword fern

tuuep-tuuep sword fern

t'ohl-t'ohl nee 'e'-goh monkey flower

t'ro't-'et' an edible plant

t'ue-meen' it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten

wah-kwe-la' poison oak

we-chew chinquapin nut

we-lo-gooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

we-neephl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

wo-go-ruep plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

Woh-pe-kue-mew 'ue-me-sew pink honeysuckle

Woh-pe-kue-mew 'we-no-'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid

Woh-pe-kue-mew 'we-no-'oy se-gon pitcher plant

won-kew leached acorns, leaching acorns

woo-les unshelled acorn

wor-mey' 'we-cheee-shep' escholtzia

wo-'o-mehl shelled acorn

wer't-nerr mare's tail, horse tail

'ah thorn

'ah-ke-choyp' thorn, prickle

'ah-ke-choyp-'ehl mass of briar bushes

'e-waa salmonberry bush

'o-toy an edible bulb

'er-wern salmonberry

'er-wer-ner' salmonberry bush

'uek-'eer-'ue' salmonberry juice

'ue-we-sek nicotine

'weyr-kwech its bark (of a tree)

'wehl-koh bulrush, cattail, tule mat

'wehl-kwe-nep' wild ginger

'wes-kaap' crab grass, green

'wes-kem crab grass, cut and dried

'wes-kwe-lekws rope of wild grapevine, grapevine

'wes-kwe-lekws 'wer-nerh grape

'woh-peg spruce root (used in basket making)

'woo-gey wee' 'wer-nerh apple

Dictionary entry

pa-'aap'n • ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making) (giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)

Lexicon record # 2453 | Source references: R236 JE52 JE150
Semantic domains: baskets and basket making; plants and trees

MAB:63: "Fibers were harvested when leaves are fully grown and then dyed with alder bark. The strands could be dyed by chewing the ... bark and running the fibers through the mouth or by pounding the bark in a mortar and pestle."

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  1. pa-'aap' (spoken by Jimmie James)

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  2. pa-'aap' "red fern" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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