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che-gaa-nok-sek' I forgive

che-gey-yo-nah-pee-mek' I am tired of

che-gey-yo-ne-pek' I am annoyed at (someone)

che-gey-yo-nee-ne-pek' I am tired of

chekws heart

che-lo-gaa-peehl ribs

che-lo-gehl ribs

che-lo-ge-peehl ribs

che-wes hand

chey-ke-tew little finger, pinky finger

chke-noo-wok be very stupid, be very poor

chke-noo-wok-sek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chpe-geyr' hear, ask, ear

chpok-sek' I think, I meditate

chpok-see-mek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chper-werk remember, think of, miss, pine for, become lonesome for

chper-werk-sek' I remember, I long for, I think about

chper-werk-see-mek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

chpue-ro-wok' I menstruate

cher-wer-ser-terw index finger, pointer finger

chue-lue-sew runny eyes

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hah-pe-leen be lively, be happy

hah-pe-lee-ne-pek' I am lively, I am happy

hah-sehl urine

he-wo-lon heal, cure (the body, an illness)

he-wo-ne-keer' have an erection

hey-yo-mok-sek' I am lucky

hlem' heel

hle'-mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hlke-kwo-lek' I limp, I am lame, I am crippled

hlkwert-'err' pass gas through the vagina

hlmey-yok-see-mek' I am suspicious of

hlmey-yor-kwee-sho-nek' I am feared, I am an object of fear

hoh-se-pek' I am ashamed

hom-tah play, play with, be happy

hom-te-pek' I play, I play with, I am happy

hoo-rok-sek' I am cunning, I am clever

hoo-rue-re-hlek' I feel sick, I feel nauseous, I have nausea

huen-pey-yok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

kaa-mok be disliked

kaa-mok-see-mek' I dislike, I hate

ke-gey doctor, Indian doctor

ke-lo-kel' throat

ke-mo-lo-chek' I am jealous, I envy

ke-so-me-we-hlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)

ke-so-mew-tek' I am homesick

ke-so-muey corpse, dead person

ket-'e-tew palm (of hand)

kne-tew finger

kne-wo-le-tew middle (long) finger

koch-pok-sek' I think over, I meditate

kol' 'ne-son' my genitals (male or female)

kerch-pok' I menstruate for the first time

ker-ger-wers wrist

ker-kerch-pok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

ker-kerhl ankle

ker-mer-terw little finger

kers-'erkw shoulder blade

ker-wers wrist

ker-wer-yerh chin, jaw, beard

ker-yer-merh skull

kwe-ruehl snout, long nose

kwes-kwe-sek' I have a cold, I caught a cold

kwes-'o-yew prayer doctor

kwes-'o-ye-wek' I treat (used of prayer doctor)

kwe-to-yos pear-shaped piece of wood put near fire in wishing ill on someone

kwoy-te-mel' shoulder

kyah-tor' sweat, sweat

kya' sore, ulcer

kya'hl-'oo' open sore, ulcer, open wound

kyer-nee-kerhl sprain

kyer-nee-kert sprain

k'en-rok-see-mek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'en-soo-nok-see-mek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

k'eer-wer-ler-'ery be gray-haired

k'lee-mo-wok' I feel ill

le-pe-hlek' I ache

le-poh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

lerh-per-yehl drool, saliva, spittle

luue-wo-lo-yek' I cramp, I have a cramp

meyr-keyr-keehl hip

me-cho-lep mucus in one's eye

me-cho-lew' eye mucus

me-cho-mee' venereal disease, the clap

me-ge-nep' it moves or stretches in an elastic way (like an inchworm, or in a belly-ache or body building), it (someone's stomach) aches

me-ges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor

me-gey-yoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

me-kweyr' menstrual hut

mek'-woh pus

me-leg excrement

me-lox excrement, feces, turds

me-lo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman

me-new-kwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

mep-'och beard, mustache, whiskers

mes-kwok' I doctor someone

me-to-lep snot

met-'eek rectum, ass!

me-wee-peehl waist, tree trunk

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

mey-yoo be pregnant

mey-yoo-mo-yek' I am pregnant

me'yk'-wah boil (skin affliction), pus

meehl-pehl leg, shin, lower leg

moch-kwoch' little boy's penis

mohl-kwoh head

mokw-sek muscle, sinew

moy-kek' I die (used of gods, plants, and animals)

mol' sexual intercourse

merk-cher-'er-kerhl hip, hip bone

merr-gen lungs

mer-serw ointment

mer-ter-lerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

mer-terw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

mer'-p'erhl pubic hair

naa-goh gut on one side

na-'a-tew ring finger

nek-tey-yok' I admire the cleverness of a person

nek-tok like (a favorite), pity

nek-tok-see-mek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

new breast milk

ne-won breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

nohl-pey-yek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

nohl-pey-yok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

nok-see-mek' I think of

no-wee-nah be happy, enjoy

no-wee-ne-pek' I am happy, I enjoy

nerr-wert visit the sick

nerr-yerk-sek' I betray a trust

nerr-yer-werk-sek' I am betrayed

pah neck

pah-tuen neck

pe-ko-yek blood

pe-soh clitoris

peer-werk-see-mek' I love

peer-werk-see-sho-no-wok' I am lovely

pkwok-see-mek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out

ple-tew thumb, big toe

po-nues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

po-'oh get well, heal (intr.), scar, healed sore

per-ker-yer-'ery' it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

per-per-yuue-pek' I am curly, I have curly hair

perw-kweesh elbow

pery-kerr' brain, brains

per-yerm penis

pue-no-meehl malicious thoughts (cause of illness in someone else), contamination, bad omen

pue-no-meehl-kok' I am contaminated, I have a pain

pue'-nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

pyer-werk-see-mek' I love

re-woch lip(s)

re-woh lip(s)

roh-peer semen

roh-tekw' testicle, scrotum, testes

rok-see-mek' I trust

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

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

sew-kwe-lue-mek' I am bruised

ska-'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska-'a-tew finger, toe

ske-tew little finger

ske-wok want, wish, love, like

ske-wok-see-mek' I want, I wish, I love, I like

skoy-peehl flank, side (body part)

sley-yehl substance like mucus which contained a pain object

sler-perh thigh, penis

sleryhl-kerp-'ok' I blow my nose

smey-ko-lue-mek' I pine, I miss

sme'-le-nek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'-le-ne-pek' I masturbate (of men)

so-neen feel, think (a particular way)

so-nee-nah feel, think

so-nee-ne-pek' I feel, I think (a particular way)

soo-nok-sek' I think

soo-no' be angry, be furious, resent

soo-no'p-'ey-yok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

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

swey-yok-see-mek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

swey-yok-see-sho-no-wok' I am rude

swey-yo-nee-ne-pek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade

s'oh anus, rectum

s'err-perhl marrow (of bone)

te-gok-see-mek' I praise

tek-tey stomach

tek-to-mok-sek' I am angry, I am mad

tekw-seyr' heart of salmon, uvula

te-lek' I am ill, I am sick, I am physically unwell

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

te-lo-gue-mek' I am in pain, I resent

te-nue-mo-nok have bad luck wished on one, bad luck, spirits, insane

te-nue-mo-nok-see-mek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on

te-nue-mo-nok-so-yek' I have bad luck wished upon me

te-to-lo-hlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)

te-to-mok be angry (at someone)

te-to-mok-see-mek' I am angry (at someone)

te-to-mo-sek' I am angry, I am mad

tew flesh

te-wey forehead

te-wo-mehl be glad, happy

te-wo-mehl-kok' I am glad, I am happy

te-won flesh

tey-te-sek' I am angry

te'-no-yok' I feel insulted

te'-no-yo-wok' I feel insulted

tee-nuue-mo-nok crazy person

tment-men throb, ache

toh-toh kidney

tok-see-mek' I admire, I respect

too-loh cheek, face

to' hip (body part), thigh

tyoh-pey-yok hate, dislike

tyoh-pey-yok-see-mek' I hate, I dislike

tyoh-pee-sho-nek' I am hateful

wa's-'ee-sho-no-wok' I am pitiful, I am wretched

wa's-'ok pity

wa's-'ok-see-mek' I pity

we-ga'-sok be unselfish

we-ga'-sok-see-mek' I am unselfish

wey-yok-sek' I am poisoned, I have cancer

wey-yo-me-nehl they copulate

wey-pe-geyr there is an epidemic

wee-na-'a-tew third finger, ring finger

wok-hlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

wer-serh navel

yo-nee-kwo'

'ah-kek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'e'-guer' 'wes-'o-nah uterus

'lep-soyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lep-toyhl hair

'naa-wech my back (body part)

'neephl my tongue

'nerp-'ern' my nose

'nerp-'ern' 'we-toh-pew my nostril

'neyr-kow my armpit

'neyr-pehl my tooth, my teeth

'nech-kah my foot

'nehl-p'ehl my eyelash

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-leen my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses

'ne-luehl my mouth

'ne-sen my arm

'ney-yah my stomach, my belly

'ney-kwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne'-rep' my eyebrow

'o-chek' I sneeze

'o-cho-mek' I sneeze

'o-cho-mok' I sneeze

'o-lo-yo-kel' larynx, vocal chords, throat

'er-kery-shek' I urinate

'err-kerhl knee

'uep-'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa-'al guts, intestines

'wa-'a-lox guts, intestines

'wehl-ke-teg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'wes body

'wes-kwe-lon body, value, trunk of body

'werhl-ker' bone

'werhl-kuen liver

'wers skin

'wers-kuen skin, shell, as of acorns