Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain larger carnivores

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Broader semantic domain: mammals

Related semantic domain(s): rabbits and hares, squirrels and chipmunks, miscellaneous medium-sized mammals, hoofed mammals, mice and rats, miscellaneous small mammals, aquatic mammals

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chme-gok coyote

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

chyer-'ery' black bear

ch'ee-shah

keyr-kehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

ke-get panther, puma, mountain lion

me-gokw dog, barking dog

nee-kwech grizzly bear

pue-see cat, house cat

se-gep coyote

wer-gers fox

wery-ch'erk puppy

wery-ch'erks puppy

'erhl-kerh female dog, bitch

'werhl-ker-'eesh-neg wolf

Dictionary entry

ch'ee-shah • n • dog

Lexicon record # 350 | Source references: R196 JE43
Semantic domain: larger carnivores
Typical sound or noise made by ch'ee-shah: mokwomokwochek' "I bark (of a dog)"

Other paradigm forms

  • short form ch'eesh R196

  • locative ch'ee-sha-'ohl

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  1. ch'ee-shah "dog" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  2. ch'ee-shah "dog" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

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  3. ch'ee-shah "dog" (spoken by Violet Moore)

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  4. ch'ee-shah "dog" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

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  5. ch'ee-shah "dog" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

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  6. ch'ee-shah "dog or horse" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  7. ch'ee-shah "dog" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  8. ta-'a-no' ch'ee-shah "hot dogs" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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