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chah-kwoh pants, trousers
che-gey-yoh small knife, pocket knife
chekw-che-kwah vertical stripes around a basket
che-log close woven basket for seeds, fancy basket for valuables
cheek'-weyr chair, stool
chker-kerr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
choh-choh apron, skirt
cho-pe-ley' short blanket coat, baby's rabbit skin blanket
chpee-sher-'erhl mirror, window, glass
cher-wer-nerh "a network headdress falling down the nape and back", long close-woven headdress, head netting
chuerp-'ery' comb
chyuuek'-wech steer (a boat), paddle in back
chyuuek'-we-chok' I steer (a boat)
chyuuep-'ery' comb oneself, comb
ch'wo-na' coat
haa-moh
haa-muer pendant worn in mourning
he-gon spoon, scraper
he-goo' paddle
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
he-log cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
hee-meyr 'we-chah underwear
hee-meyr 'wo-'oy underwear
hee-mer-cher-wek' I weave (baskets) quickly
hlke'-mah ladder, stepping stones
hoh-kuem 'ue-perh-chekws storage basket for tobacco
hokch-kehl arrow flaker
ho-leehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel
ho-lee-mek' I weave (baskets)
ho-lee-mew be woven (baskets)
ho-lo-yuel' water for soaking basket materials
hoo-le-chek' I stir (a liquid), I paddle
hoo-loh basket (general term)
hoo-loh roh-kuet basketball
hoo-lo-yehl they are twisted, they are woven crooked, they are not straight (badly made baskets in which the uprights are not vertical)
hoo-ne-chek' I paddle upstream
hoo-re-che-wek' I weave baskets, I make baskets, I grope, I reach
herkw-terks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
ka-'a-noh blanket
ka-'an' deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)
ka'mt-'em basket for valuables
ke-chew' cover on a baby basket
kehl-kem red clay, floor
ke-kwon pounding basket (bottomless)
kekw-sah apron of bark
ke-mew storage basket for tobacco
ke-neek'-wech steer (a boat)
ke-neek'-we-chok' I steer (a boat)
kep-'ehl there is a housepit, hole in a tree, hole in the ground, housepit
kep-'ohl a hollow, a space, clearing, house pit
ke-ro-me-kee-nohl key
ke-ro-moh turn round (of a wheel, etc., intr.), vehicle, car, automobile
kes-keehl lower side, woodshed anteroom
ket-'ey be still (of anything movable), be parked, be moored
ket'-ket-'ey' lie (of boats)
ke-woy burden basket
key-yom dipper basket
ke'-moh bailer
ke'-moh-pe-chek' I bail out
ke'-moh-pet bail out water
ke'-moh-pe-te-chek' I bail out water
kee-mo-le-nee hoo-loh waste basket
knet-ken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge
koh-che-neesh large tanned deerskin used for blankets or dresses (larger than smechoy)
kerch-'erk row a boat
krey-choh hair ties
ker-ger-chek' I row
ker-ger-serh musket
kerhl earring
ker-ker'-werk cheek'-weyr rocking chair
ker-ker'-werk'ws it is cranky (of a boat)
ker-kue'-yer' be crooked, zigzag design on baskets
kery braids, hair wraps, hair tie, two braids
kue wa-'aw mehl me-guehl-so-nee mop
kweyr peg, nail, lamprey awl, sewing awl, needle, wooden needle
kwe-no-met part of a sweathouse, big door of a sweathouse, "the exit and ventilator", "the place to the left of the exit, likely to be occupied by the 'owner'"
kwe-re'-wey' dugout canoe
kwerhl image, picture, shadow, doll, movie
kyew' capsize
kye'-wo-lep' it capsizes, someone turns over (e.g. in a boat or a wagon)
kye'-wol' it capsizes
laa-yo' jump up and down (of a boat), pitch (of a boat)
le-gaay' doorway, trail, path, retreat, a place where someone or something passes through, the place by the entrance door in the sweathouse
le-gep-'ew storage place
lekw-soo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door
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-wo-ley-ye-tek' I pull (a boat) through shallow water by hand
le-wo-ley' it is pulled through shallow water by hand
ley-yo-lekw-sa' zigzag design on baskets, vertical stripe on baskets
le'-wehl house used at the making of the Fish Dam at Kepel
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
mec-hlaa something fire goes through, chimney, stove pipe, fireplace
mehl 'e'-ga' mehl muehl-so-nee eraser
mehl-kue part of a Yurok house: "the peripheral part ... at ground level, as contrasted with the
sunken center ... It is usually pretty well filled with large food-storage
baskets.", "a place in the sweathouse, the corner farthest from both entrance and exit ... There is
always a floor of smooth planks or stone slabs."
me-kweyr' menstrual hut
me-ne's tow a boat, pull ashore, boat rope
me-noo' pull a boat ashore, pull (anything, not just boats)
me-sen' lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss
me-so-lehl large platter for salmon meat, openwork and larger than 'lahpsew
mes-tek lining of leaves in a basket
mes-te-nekw ferns used to line baskets
mes-tok line something (clothes, baskets, etc.)
mes-'ehl a basket for drying things in, drying basket
me-wo-re'-ween towel
mey-choh storage basket, "similar in shape [to pahtekws], but made altogether of hazel,
without overlaying or patterns", measuring basket (for liquids)
meee-kee-werh double ended boat
mers-terk line a basket, lining to make something warmer
muech ro' automobile, car, vehicle
muen dress
muen-chehl ceremonial dress, dance dress
muen-choh dress
mue'-reep large basket for cooking acorn soup, cooking pot basket
myoo-tek' I push, I put on (clothes, shoes)
myoo-te-lek' I am pushed, I am shoved
naa-naak' ring of black and white dots around the bottom of a basket
na'-maw' chipper (tool)
ne-mekw adze
nee-gerk half a boat, a boat with a part split off
nee-nee-choy' saw (tool)
noh-chuer bone hairpin
noh-pey-yuel' raised rim of a basket, raised edge
noy shoe
no-'oh-peeet belt
no-'os baby basket
no-'oy shoe, shoes
no-'o-yek' I have shoes on
ner-ger-nerhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse
nerh-ser-per' shave (trans.), shave oneself, razor
ner'-mer-wue' adze blade
pah le-gaa scarf
pah-tekws storage basket for food, "much larger" than a prhchrkws
pa-'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)
pe-gem knife
pe-ge-meep wire, iron, steel, metal, sharp stone or hard wood used for making knives
pehl-pel' matches
pe-kwo-le-wek' I peel sticks (for baskets)
pe-kwon basket used for acorn pounding
pkwe-ge-no-'ohl quill, needle, awl
pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net
poy-chekws a small basket tray for seeds used as food
poy-koh flat basket, pan, pot
perh-cherkws plain trinket basket, fancy basket
perh-serh rifle, gun
per-kerm' club, jar
perkw-cheehl headdress with feathers
per-kwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house
per-mer-yerh 'wech'-wo-na' raincoat, waterproof coat
per-mer-yerh 'we-'e-kah rain hat
puer-cheehl brush dance cap
raahl-kah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones
raak nee yey' stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)
raas rice
re-chok' I paddle, I row
re-gey ceremonial headdress
re-kwe-toy scarf
re-kwom' part of the roof
re-nek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)
re-poh doorway
re-pokw doorway, porch, front porch
roo-wo's pipe
seyr glue, chewing gum
seyr-kew glue, pitchy substance from pine trees used for glue and for chewing gum, chewing gum
sek-sah small shell used on dresses
se'-le-pek' I scrape the inside of a basket smooth
ske-go-'oh sail, cloth, sail, rag
ske-wee-chokw nicely made basket, basket with good shape
skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide
sker-wee-che-wek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly
skery-terkw' woman's dress
skery-terk'-wer-lek' I dress myself (of a woman)
sle-kwoh shirt
sle-kwoh-pey-yek' I put a shirt on
sle-kwoh-som' s/he dresses someone
slekws-lekw clothes
slekws-le-kwoh dress oneself, clothes
sloyhl-ke-to' brush, broom
slo-yo-nech-ke-nekw they slide into water (of boats)
slo-yo-nekw it slides into water (of a boat)
sleryhl handkerchief
sluuek'-woh space at the foot of the sweathouse ladder
sme-choy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer
sme'-ruehl scissors
smoh-teyr' bow (for arrows)
son-chok' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction
so'ch-'eek roof, ceiling
srah-kwoh loincloth
srekw ring
srek'-wah-peeet breechcloth
srek'-we-peeet diaper
serp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
ser-per-yer' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
swe-choh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)
s'e-choh horn, horns, wedge
te-geen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary
te-kwo-nekws "the cylindrical trunk for feather dresses, etc.", box, case, chest
te-kwo-nekws 'ue-kwerhl television
te-kwo-nuer hammer
te-po-lehl post of a sweathouse, "the place in the sweathouse opposite the exit, and the place of honor", middle (of a sweathouse, a valley, etc.)
te'-rekws a close-woven conical basket for seed gathering, bride's basket
te'-rekws 'ue-son thimble
tkek'-weyr' pot
tkek'-wel' pot, pan, kettle
tkwep' 'ue-meehl 'we-chah-kwoh shorts, short pants
too-me-chek' I carry (a heavy basket)
terr-luel bone put through nose of corpse, knife with short hilt
tue-meech carrying basket
tye'-wo-mehl corner (in the back of the house)
t'wey-yo-mah basket cap
wa-'aw floor
wa-'a-wor floor
we-no-'o-mek' point at which another rib is added in a basket frame
wey-yew be woven, be finished (of baskets)
wey-ye-we-tek' I weave, I finish (baskets)
weeel wheel
wohl-kekw roof
wer-seep braided trim on the front of a boat, made of hazel sticks
wery-puer' first part of a basket to be woven, beginning of basket
'ah-te-meyr write, draw, make basket designs, marking on baskets, paper, writing, drawing, book, newspaper
'e-kah hat, cap
'e-keyr' necklace
'e'-guer' a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket
'ee-'ee'-gah dining room, table
'lahp-sew openwork basket plate for eating salmon, flat basket, plate
'lue-mon eel trap, eel basket
'o chweee-geen place in the mountains where one regularly sits and prays, telephone
'on-ches bracelet
'on-chok' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation
'oohl 'we-'e-kah Indian cap
'o'-lehl house, home
'o'-lehl he-goh house builder
'o'-lehl 'we-soh-chee roof
'o'-lep house, inside of house
'o'-lo-mah house, enter!, come in!
'o'-lo-mehl house
'rue-mee-chekws "a nearly spherical basket in openwork, usually neatly made, and serving to hold sinew,
awls, spoons, and small odds and ends", basket with handles, picnic basket
'er'-gerrch sweathouse
'er'-gerrk sweathouse, prayer house
'ue-ko-ko'-ya' up and down design on baskets
'ue-puer raised ridge round basket
'we-cho-nep flat sifter basket
'wes-kuuel strap (on basket or load of wood; traditionally usually made of elk-skin)
'woh-peg spruce root (used in basket making)
'woh-peg 'we-'e-kah work cap made of spruce
'werh-per-yerh basket cap for everyday use, full cap
'yoch boat
'yoch 'ue-po-yew prow of a boat
