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che-ge-cheehl red-breasted sapsucker
che-ge-mem hummingbird
che-geee nuthatch, sparrow
che-geee-kor oriole
che-geekw swamp robin, winter robin
chekw-chekw an eagle, a little smaller than a golden eagle, fish hawk
chek'-chek' a small brown bird with a sharp nose
che-lel' kingfisher, killdeer
che-ree-kue' swamp robin
cheeep nuthatch
chee-kee chicken
cho-rek'-week nee merk green heron
chpe-gaa cormorant
cher-gee-kue' swamp robin
cher-geesh a small woodpecker
cherkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail
ch'ek wren
ch'ek'-ch'ek' wren
ch'uech-'eesh bird, small bird
he-wo-nehl red eagle
he-wo-nohl supernatural bird
he-wo-no' condor
he'-mee' pigeon
hue-hue-huer-cheen a type of wren
ke-go's-neg seagull
ke-lok goose
knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk
ko-ko-new pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker
kerr-neet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon
kwa'-ree' a brown bird, darker on breast with black specks, red eyes
kwe-gokw raven
kwey-yuech a bird now extinct
kwery-kwer-yerch screech owl
kwer-'er-'ee' towhee (bird)
k'ooy' jay, bluejay
k'oo'ych-'ee jay, bluejay
k'errch' crow, flock of crows
k'err' crow
k'err' se-gon blackbird
k'yow swan
le-gech mudhen, coot
le-ge-mem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)
ler-gerl' buzzard, vulture
maak'-weet'-p'ohl camp robber
me-gah swallow (bird)
me-gey 'o'-ro-wee' mourning dove
me-weehl 'ue-se-gon canvasback
merkw-teeks crane, heron
merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten
mueerrn river duck
muer-'uern' sawbill
ne-gah swallow (bird)
ner-yert duck, ducks
pe-geyr' yellowhammer
pe-goy flicker, yellowhammer
ple-gel' great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)
plee'-wo-res a kind of owl
pookw screech owl
pre-go-neesh condor
pre-goos condor
pre-wo-rehl screech owl
per-geesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle
puuek ne-go' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush
re-ko-reks seabird nest
res-'o-ges nest
re'-noh feather
ree-ko-ret sparrow hawk
se-po-lah nee 'e'-gol meadowlark
spe-geee fish hawk, chicken hawk
sraat scrub jay
srah bluebird
serrt apple owl
ser-yer-kert robin, redbreasted robin
s'er-werh blue grouse
te-ge'-muer snowbird
te-geen' ch'uech-'eesh canary
te-kwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black
te-nue-reep mockingbird
te-reet
toh-tehl eagle, red-tailed hawk
toh-tet eagle
to-kues pelican
ter-ger-nerp mockingbird
ter-ker-kue' valley quail
ter-kerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker
terk-terk mallard
tue-merhl sea duck, lesser snow goose
wen-tokws female (animal or bird)
we'-not wing
Woh-pek'-wue-mew 'ue-mer'-p'erhl chickadee
ye-gom mountain quail
'e'-gol call (of a bird), hoot
'o-no-peech sea pigeon, small seagull
'o'-ro-wee' dove, mourning dove, lizard
'weryhl egg (of bird)
'weryhl 'ue-muen-chey egg white
Dictionary entry
te-reet • n • spotted sandpiper • Variant
te-reeet
Lexicon record # 3515 | Source references: R255 JE116
Semantic
domain: birds
Sentence examples
(6)
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Te-reet.
Killdeer.
— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals"
(GT3-31,
2003)
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Te-reet.
Sandpiper.
— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals"
(GT3-31,
2003)
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[Pishkaahl 'o koh hes wee' k'ee te-reet?] 'Ee, te-reet kem peesh-kaahl reeek-'ew nee ke-go-'o, 'o koh-che-wee', weesh-tue' nee 'oo-le'-mehl.
[Is the spotted sandpiper a pishkaahl 'o koh?] Yes, sandpipers stand
around on the beach, you can catch them. That's where they live.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Ch'uch'ish hes wee' k'ee te-reet?] Te-reet peesh-kaahl wee' 'o hoo-re'-mos.
[Is the spotted sandpiper a ch'uch'ish?] Sandpiper is an ocean
animal.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)