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che-go-'o-nep' four-point buck
chek-cheen salmon trap
chek'-wehl prayer seat, "stone 'seats' on mountains ... They are semicircular walls of mortared stones, a yard
or two across, three or four feet high", flat place in front of a cliff
ches-kew scoop net for candlefish
ches-ke-wehl plunge net for small fish (scooped downward at high water)
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
cheee'sh woodpecker crest, woodpecker scalp
chee-no-me-lek' I give away part of my winnings in a game
chkeee-ker' fork, table fork
chker-kerr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
chmey-yo-nen 'o 'we-'ee-'ee'-gah dinner
chok-choop' drum, drumstick
chok-choop-'eyr' drum, drumstick
cho-won seine net, eel net, dip net, lamprey net
cho-wo-nek' I fish with a seine net
chow' fish with seine net from rocks
chpeee-go'-re-pek' I get ready for a race
cherh-kwek' I am jumping center (in the brush dance)
cherkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail
cher-wer-ner' large fishing net
chuehl well, goodbye, so be it
chuue' well, goodbye, come on
heyr-puen mint, mint tea
he-gel dance
he-gon spoon, scraper
he-goo-re-keech yerba buena tea, vine tea
hehl-kue 'we-re-go-'oh gill net
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
he-log cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
he-lo-mey-yek' I dance
hlker-'er-mery war dance
hlker-'er-mer-yek' I sing a war dance song
hookw gamble
hookw-chek' I gamble, I play cards
hoo-loh roh-kuet basketball
ho-yeee oh!, hey!, hello!
ho'-neet bait, lure
ho'nk-'et bait, lure
her-gerk-'er-yen dealer
herhl-perh stick game
herhl-per' sticks (in stick game)
herkw-terks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
herk-'er-yek' I hide
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
ka-'an' deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)
ke-goh acorn soup
kehl-pey-yok' I sing through a dream (of a doctor), I lose control of myself at the doctor dance
kep'-t'oh feed an infant soft food
ket-'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)
key-che-lew speak the medicine formula on the ninth day of a girl's first menstruation
ke'-mow food
kmoy-pon spread (butter, jam, etc.)
knet-ken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge
knetk-net arrowhead, cartridge
kne-we-tek' I fish with a net
ko-peen coffee
ko-weesh-cho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful
krey-choh hair ties
ker-guuek a round is won (in a game)
kert trout fishing pole
kert-kek' I go trout fishing, I go fishing with pole
kert-kerhl trout fishing pole
kery braids, hair wraps, hair tie, two braids
ker'-yer' peel (fruit or vegetable)
kue-reesh the end of a net, the point of a V-shaped mark, used for calendar keeping, made in a slate slab in the
floor of a sweat-house
kuuerk cross the goal-line, score, as in the stick game
kuuerk-sek' I play the stick game, I score (in the stick game)
k'ookw-sok' I cut up, I split (fish, etc.), I cut into pieces, I dress fish or game
lehl-ke-mok' I wrap (something) in skunk cabbage leaves (for cooking)
lem hook eels
le-mo-lohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels
le-mo-lok' I hook eels
le-mo-lo-'ohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels
lep-kwoh form seaweed into round cakes
le-pom' headband "worn by the woman formulist in the Brush Dance ... normally made of ordinary
feathers", doctor's forehead band of condor ruff
le-wet net, fish net, salmon net
le-we-tek' I fish with a net, I set a net
loo fish weir, fish dam
loo-geen fish weir, fish dam, the Fish Dam at Kepel
ler-'er-gerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee
luue' fish with a net, set a net
ma-'ah spear, spear, salmon harpoon pole, up to 16 feet long
ma-'ahs-kehl spear
ma-'ahs-kek' I spear, I go spear fishing
ma-'ahs-kee-mek' I spear
ma-'ahs-kue-mek' I spear
ma-'ak head rings, "a stuffed ring of deerskin with three or four of the scarlet [woodpecker] scalps sewn
on", "head rings with woodpecker on them", head roll
me-lee' there is a brush dance
me-lok' I attend a brush dance
me-loo brush dance
me-raas be smoky, cure by smoke
me-raa-wo-nee smoked (of salmon)
me-rueh che-go-'o-nep' five-point buck
me-wo-lep' deerskin dance officiant
mee-nek' I bet
mer-ner's-kwery pull the skin off a fish
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
mer-werch the dance is ending, the end of a dance
mer-wery' the final dance at the brush dance is danced
muen-chehl ceremonial dress, dance dress
muen-cherhl milk
mues-chen really, truly, true, yes, truly
ne-ga' surf-fish net, triangle net
ne-go-'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck
ne-pek' I eat
ney greeting between women
ney-yen greeting between women
neee-gem flint, obsidian
noh-pet-'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger
noh-pe-weehl sing solo at the brush dance, brush dance song, heavy song
nooych eat food as a guest
nooych-kwek' I eat food as a guest
nooych-kwok' I eat food as a guest
no-woh greeting between men
no-'o-meyr' title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony
nerh-cherr' fishhook
ner-perw meat
nerr-mery sing songs, brush dance song
nerr-mer-yek' I sing songs
nerr-mery-pey-yok' I'm singing (in the brush dance)
ner' snare
ner-'er-merh snare
ner-'er-mers snare, a trigger snare
ner-'er-mert deer meat, venison
ner-'er-mer-tek' I snare
ner-'er-pek' I trap
ner-'ers trap
ner-'er-sek' I trap
ner'w-kwert arrow
nue-neg food
nue-ne-pew food, fish
nue-ne-pueh food, fish
nue-ne-puey food, fish
peyr
peyr-kokwch guessing sticks, playing card
pa-'ah-pe-tew bowstring
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
pes-koh spear, fish spear, three piece toggle head for catching salmon
pew
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
pee'-woh why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay
pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net
ple-gokw headband of woodpecker scalps, headroll
plo-wah flour
pon-chech gray deer, white deerskin
pop-sew bread
poy-koh flat basket, pan, pot
per'y-p'erw' be sour
puer-cheehl brush dance cap
pye-weg perform the white deerskin dance, white deerskin dance
pye-wo-lue-mek' I chew
pyue-ro-wok' I perform the sacred rites at a dance, I purify myself
pyuue-weg perform the deerskin dance, deerskin dance
raas rice
rech-kok' I dance in a particular direction
re-gey ceremonial headdress
re-go' feather, feather for display (as in headband), morning feathers (in brush dance), "simple upright down-head feathers" in the deerskin dance
re-guue-kwoh liquor
re-guue-kwo' beverage, especially liquor
rehl-'ep' be concentrated in a given direction, of a wish or a prayer, be tossed in a given direction in the stick game, point in a given direction, of a person
re-ke-weech fish for trout with two lines
re-kee-roy broil, broil over a fire
re-kwoh drink
re-kwoh-pey-yok' I drink
re-moh take part in doctor dance, kick dance, doctor dance, kick dance
re-moh-poh doctor dance song, doctor song
rep-chem honey, sugar
re-poy drum song
re-po-yok' I sing a song with drum beating
rew-pe-nek' I win (in gambling)
roh-kuen ball
roh-sek' I throw, I pitch (a ball)
roh-see-mek' I throw, I spear, I harpoon
rooysh rice
ro-ro-we-nek' I fish, I hunt, I fish with hook for eels, I gather (e.g. clams)
rue-ro-wech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)
rue-ro-wok' I sing, I boil over, I sing
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
sme-chok' I make supple, I tan, I split (sugar pine nuts)
sme-choy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer
smoh-teyr' bow (for arrows)
soo-ne-we-tek' I taste (something)
sraach' tanned skin, quiver
sroy signal in games
serp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
ser-per-yer' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
syoo-lah dance in the brush dance (of a girl)
taahl ceremonial singer
tekws-key manroot, wild cucumber, pickle
te-lo-gehl "small animate objects which in the body of an ordinary person cause disease but in the
body of [a doctor] give her clairvoyance and the faculty of curing", pain, disease, illness
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
tmook' I shoot
tmoo-lok' I shoot
tom-se-wok' I catch a lot (while hunting or fishing)
tos child!
tre-ge-pah fish with a dip net, fish with a triangle net
tre-ge-pa' dip net
tre-ge-pe-tek' I fish with a dip net
tre-kwo-nue-mek' I take a sip
terr-luel bone put through nose of corpse, knife with short hilt
wah-tey tossle in stick game
we-so-mot bow (for arrows)
wey-yok-seep Labrador tea
wey-yo-'o-pe-wek' I make acorn soup, I cook with hot rocks
wo-hluer girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony
wok-hlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful
wo-neek 'we-le-goo jump dance
wor mode of address by a man to his wife
wo-'o-mehl shelled acorn
werhl-perh stick game
'ahs-pah be given food or drink
'ahs-pek' I drink
'ahs-pey-yuer' soup
'ahs-puem' drink
'a-ye-kwee' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead,
etc.", hello!
'ey yes
'e'-gah eat in a group, have a meal, meal
'e'-guer' a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket
'lue-mon eel trap, eel basket
'o ker-gery feather camp, dress camp (in Jump Dance)
'ohl-kuem of course, you're welcome
'ohl-pey-yok' I eat from, I bite
'o-lue-leekw' lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring
'or-pet duck blind
'o-ye-kwee' long for, miss, hey!, hello!, oh!
'o-yeee hey!, hello!, oh!
'o-yuue-kwee' hey!, hello!, oh!
'er-kerh fish with a net, fishing net
'uem-yo' fish dam, tail end of fishing net
