Yurok dictionary

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ch'uch'ish bird, small bird

'o'rowi' dove, mourning dove, lizard

'wryhl egg (of bird)

chegemem hummingbird

mrkwtiks crane

chpegaa cormorant

tege'mur snowbird

tekwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black

terit spotted sandpiper

kelok goose

k'rr' crow

tokus pelican

he'mi' pigeon

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

mrk crane, heron

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

trkrku' valley quail

kego'sneg seagull

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lrgr'l buzzard, vulture

mrrn river duck

spegii fish hawk, chicken hawk

trkrrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

chegechihl red-breasted sapsucker

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chrkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

k'oo'y

k'yow swan

nryrt duck, ducks

prgish bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

yegom mountain quail

chekwchekw an eagle, a little smaller than a golden eagle, fish hawk

knuuu hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

krrnit duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwegokw raven

kweyuch a bird now extinct

k'oo'ych'i jay, bluejay

legech mudhen, coot

plege'l great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)

pregonish condor

re'noh feather

sryrkrt robin, redbreasted robin

s'rwrh blue grouse

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

wentokws female (animal or bird)

chegii nuthatch, sparrow

chegiikor oriole

chegikw swamp robin, winter robin

chek'chek' a small brown bird with a sharp nose

cheriku' swamp robin

chiip nuthatch

chiki chicken

chorek'wik ni mrk green heron

chrgiku' swamp robin

chrgish a small woodpecker

ch'ek wren

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

huhuhurchin a type of wren

kwa'ri' a brown bird, darker on breast with black specks, red eyes

kwrykwryrch screech owl

kwr'r'i' towhee (bird)

k'rrch' crow, flock of crows

k'rr' segon blackbird

maak'wit'p'ohl camp robber

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowi' mourning dove

mewihl 'u-segon canvasback

mrr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

mur'ur'n river duck, "evidently the sawbill or merganser", "white duck"

negah swallow (bird)

pega'r yellowhammer

pli'wores a kind of owl

pookw screech owl

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

puuk nego' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush

rekoreks seabird nest

res'oges nest

rikoret sparrow hawk

sepolah ni 'e'gol meadowlark

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

srrt apple owl

tegi'n ch'uch'ish canary

tenurip mockingbird

tohtet eagle

trgrnrp mockingbird

trktrk mallard

tumrhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

we'not wing

Wohpek'wumew 'u-mr'p'rhl chickadee

'e'gol call (of a bird), hoot

'onopich sea pigeon, small seagull

'wryhl 'u-munchey egg white