Yurok dictionary

lo'ogey be black, be dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

mulah horse

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

skelik down

tege'mur snowbird

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

woru overhead, on the surface

'eskew turtle (large)

kishen be summer, summer

lekw outside, out

me'yehl stinging nettle

nikwech grizzly bear

pechik up river, upstream, far upriver

pekoyoh be red

skeweg be good weather, be clear weather, be sunny weather

terit spotted sandpiper

tuuk tail of fish, salmon tail

Wehlkwew a village across the river from Rek'woy

wonewsleg moon, sun

wook morning, dawn, be morning

woomehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)

'O Schegep' the boat landing at Rek'woy, a reddish cliff north(west) of the mouth of the Klamath, a site with house-pits somewhere north of Stone Lagoon, a rock by the landing spot at Churey

'wes'onew sky

'yekwhl maggot, worm

cheycheyes mosquito

chprgr' razor clam

harpuch ant

hehlkew in the mountains, mountain

heyomus skunk

Hup'oo Hupa

kaameg be bad weather

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kelok goose

krrchrh mountain ridge

k'rr' crow

nepe'woo the first salmon to run (up the Klamath river), a variety of fish, different kinds of fish

niigem flint, obsidian

pishkah salt, sea, ocean

prwrh south

rori' it snows

stohstek' small fir tree

swoopi'hl pour with rain, rain hard

s'e'goh madrone tree

tege'y flea

tohkow talk in a group

tokus pelican

wonoye'ik in the sky, up in the middle of the sky

'n-ekwol my fishing rock, my claim, my title, my fishing place

cheporeg be cold weather

hega'p'oh cottonwood

hegoomumek' I say, I speak to

he'mi' pigeon

hir inland, north side

hlmeyep'i'r rattlesnake

hl'ewkwelochek' I snore

ho'mono' tanoak

ho'ow cedar

hu'uup' hazel

kes down

keyoh early fall, early autumn

kihl redwood tree

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

ko'ses crab

krmsrhl large white edible mushroom

lehlkoo' fall, be heard (noises)

lr'rgrh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee

mekwchoh sea snail

mewech' it blows (wind), the wind is blowing in this direction

mrk crane, heron

nepoyoch greens, hay

nrhpry berry

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber

pkwo'olo' maple

pontet ashes

prkryrh be red (round things)

sahksah hail, hail

sepolah valley, field, prairie

swrrk'ws there is a gust of wind, wind is blowing in this direction

syo'oogechek' I grunt, I make a noise

Tmry 'We-Roy Cannery Creek

trgrwrmek' I greet, I speak to, I talk to

trhkun fish head, salmon head

trkrku' valley quail

weno'ome'hl it is a particular season, season

wohpewk "the direction about at right angles to the course of the lower Klamath, or roughly southwest", across the sea, west

wonekuk up, above, on

'ewom slug

'rplrs apple

'wr'rrgrch alder (used for orange dye)

chege'l seaweed, edible seaweed, sea lettuce, Porphyra, wide summer seaweed

chekas donkey

chiigry huckleberry

chmeyoksi'hl it is evening, it is dusk, it is late

hegoorekich yerba buena tea, vine tea

hichoo below, downhill, a little bit downhill

hiko'ch'uk across (water)

hinoyk after, behind

hipur a little bit downriver, down below, northward

hlkelikra' shrew, mole

hrk'wrh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kego'sneg seagull

kuchkuch angleworm, worms for bait

kweschin strawberry

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lrgr'l buzzard, vulture

mechaanep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

mego'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

mo'ohpir fog

mrrn river duck

muntr'ry be white (animals, birds)

nosonos tick (insect)

Pekwtuhl a village between the Klamath and Trinity where they meet

pish'on scale of fish

prnchrch dust

pu'nos tumble bug

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

rek'woy river mouth

rohtun bullhead (fish)

rorir snow

sa'ro' sea anemone

skoyom bat (animal)

sloowehl wild oats

sloyhl dried eel

sohchi up, on top, above, on

spegii fish hawk, chicken hawk

srrnrh be a particular color

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

trgrw speak, settle a dispute

trkrrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

wohkelo' pepperwood

wohlkechi' it is morning

wohpuk into water

wonkewek' I leach acorns, I make bread

wooyhl all night, overnight

'osrir there is a noise

'wahchehl civet cat

chegechihl red-breasted sapsucker

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chemin hog's fennel, doctor's pain

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

chkip'o'r a type of plant

chmey yesterday, late

chmuuk wild cat, bobcat

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

Chulu Bald Hills

chye'wol musical instrument

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

hichmey the day before yesterday

hichoy below, underneath

hima'rk'uk below, underneath

himech front, in front

hino' after, behind, following

hipech upriver, upstream, a little bit upriver

hirkik inland

hitoy here

holihl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel

hoogech star

kechoy all day

keges dried surf fish

Kenek a village on the Klamath

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

kikwten moss, rotten wood

koykuu'l hollow rock (lucky)

kwich a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwo'ro'r candlefish

kwryrwek' I whistle (esp. in calling someone)

k'oo'y jay, bluejay

k'yow swan

le'go' fisher

luuhl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine

mahkuhl salal berry

mo'ohpirk be foggy

mrwrsishleg biting lizard

mr'lus a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mr'rx gills

Murekw a village on the Klamath

nryrt duck, ducks

pahkwo' willow, red willow

pechow upriver, upstream

pi'iyrs fresh-water clam, razor clam

plrrsek' I make a loud noise, I am loud

prgish bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

pr'rk dried mussel

pul below (lower down the river)

rohpi'hl it clears (of weather)

rookw wind

rootah sun ray

skoyon be blue

soool yew

Sregon a village on the Klamath

Srprh a village along the Klamath

s'eyoh pounding stone

s'oktoy be brown, be light brown, be tan

s'rktr'ry be light brown (animals)

tegi'n porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

tektekoh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

tikwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

Wa's'ey a village at Young's Bar

weno'omoksi'hl it is a particular season

wohpew across the sea, west

won up, above

wonep' hill

wonukuk above, overhead

yegom mountain quail

'O Regos Tucker Rock (a rock at the mouth of the Klamath River)

'oloye'w it calls (e.g. of a bird), it hoots, it makes a noise, it squeaks (e.g. of a bed)

'owookpaa the day after tomorrow

'wrrgryrchek' I speak English

chegun fallfish, king salmon

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

chkohpin blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

chkweges hair seal

chohkiks gnat

choolew below, downhill

chrgrchryrh kingsnake

harpun mint, mint tea

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hekwsa' whale

he'wonek wild oats

hiwon above, a little way above

Hiwow a house in Rek'woy

hlkwrtrkws frog

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

Hop'ew a village in the current location of Klamath

ho'olek brake fern, bracken fern

hrgrrwrhl flowering dogwood

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kegor porpoise

kepchenish fawn

Keykem a village on the Klamath

knewolek sea serpent

knuuu hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kohchewech first month in old Yurok calendar, one month

koyaak'w starfish

krhpr' thimbleberry tree

krrnit duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kwegokw raven

kweyuch a bird now extinct

kwomkepek' I groan

k'oo'ych'i jay, bluejay

legech mudhen, coot

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leychehl blackberry

leyolekws snake, water-snake

lr'rgry be black, be dark-colored (animals, birds)

megesik weasel

mekwchek snail

meruh chego'onep' five-point buck

metkoh gumboot chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

mewomech' it blows in a particular direction (of the wind)

meworoh it is clearing (of weather), clouds are gone

me'yk'welep poison ivy

mohka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

mohkoh head louse, head lice

mrkwrmrkwrhl mountain chain

mulomul wild currant

muniprni thistle

musmus cow, bull, cattle

negahse'wey rainbow

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

Negono' a place below Keykem

nekwel porcupine

nenipuch' sucker fish

nepoyon wild parsley, greens, hay

ne'muup' vetch, lupine

Nohchkuh a village on the Klamath

Nohchkuh Hikoh a place across the river from Nohchkuh

nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger

noochek' I make a noise

nooloochek' I answer

paamew octopus

pekoyop' it is red (water)

pes'es hemlock

pe'wol soapstone

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

pli'wes gray squirrel

plrrgrchek' I talk too loud

pohsey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

pregonish condor

prgrn small willow, blue willow

prrnekish dead eel in water

prwkwin onion

prwrw south, town

pur north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

pureyow north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

pyah manzanita berry

re'noh feather

rootep' it is a particular time

sekws parsley

sekwsew quahog clam

skewege'hl it is good weather, it is clear weather

smechken chipmunk

Sreg Pech a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Chokik

srrnrk'ws it is very windy weather

sryrkrt robin, redbreasted robin

Stoowen a village along the Klamath

swegoopihl pour with rain

syo'ooch' s/he makes a noise

s'rwrh blue grouse

taanep be yellow

ta'amo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

ta'ehl be hot weather

tesir beaver

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tomowohlek' I chatter

tonpewe'hl it is showery

trgrs rat

trwrmrs bee, yellowjacket

tumonoks tule (plant)

tuuup flying squirrel

Twehlkar a place along the Klamath above Srpr'

Wahsekw a village on the Klamath, Martin's Ferry

wentokws female (animal or bird)

weyoksip Labrador tea

wohpekw across the sea, west

wohpi island

woop' out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'i out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'ik out in the water (of an island, etc.)

wrchpit larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

wrhkwich fir-tree bark (used for firewood)

wrms worm, worms

wrych'rks puppy

wr'r' tree toad, tree frog

ye'wome'y the sun sets

yr'rnr' abalone shell, haliotis

'O Chaahl 'We-Repokw a place

'rhlkrh female dog, bitch

'Rnr' a village along the Klamath

'Rnr' 'We-Roy Blue Creek

'weskwen branch of a tree

'weskwenet branch of a tree when cut off

'wrhtuup' Indian greens

'wrrgryrch speak English

'wryken fat part of fish between fins and gills

'wr'hlpitrk root, willow root

Chaahl 'O Knew a long beach

chaanun young shoot of a plant

Chahpekw a village at Stone Lagoon

Chahpekw 'O Ket'oh Stone Lagoon

charkoo dried fish head, gills

chechekw fin of fish, bone of fish, small fish bones

chegemem 'we-chiishep' kind of plant

chegi chinquapin tree

chegii nuthatch, sparrow

chegiikor oriole

chegikw swamp robin, winter robin

chego'onep' four-point buck

chekche'ihl prayer rock

chekwchem acorns decayed in soft clay, acorns black from soaking

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

chek'or periwinkle

chek'wehl prayer seat, "stone 'seats' on mountains ... They are semicircular walls of mortared stones, a yard or two across, three or four feet high", flat place in front of a cliff

chenoh red cod

chepore'hl it is cold weather

chepu'r be steep (of water), a little waterfall

cheriku' swamp robin

chiik hegoh money snake

chiik mehl 'i'ikew money snake

chiip nuthatch

chiki chicken

chkemkoh flint used in face tattooing

chkip'rhl snowdrop flower

chki'wor clover

Chkweges 'O Rek'iin a rock in the Klamath below 'Rnr'

Chkweges 'W-a'aag a sea-stack, the larger of the Turtle Rocks near Patrick's Point

chkwohl steelhead

chmegok coyote

chmeyonen hoogech evening star

Chokik a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Sreg Pech

Chokik 'We-Roy the creek at Chokik

choona'awech fourth month in old Yurok calendar, four months

chorek'wik ni mrk green heron

chorek'wik ni 'wrrp moth

chorime'w "the name of the beaver in a myth"

chrgiku' swamp robin

chrgish a small woodpecker

chrhkryehl they are bright colored

chrnup licorice fern

chrrnun sprout, young plant

chrwrsr' seventh month in old Yurok calendar

chulu ni negenich jumping mouse

chulu ni nep wild parsley

Churew Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

Churewa' Trinidad Head (a large rounded promontory at Trinidad, almost separated from the mainland)

churey mountain

Churey Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

chwinkah pray together

chwinkor word

chwinkuk sayings, language

chye'w make music

chye'wolek' I make music, I play music

chyr'r'y 'u-mohka' a tree with long red berries

chyr'r'y 'u-pyah bearberries

ch'ek wren

ch'e'gi' black oak, live oak

ch'iiyo' locust, cricket

haalop glue from a tree

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

ha'aag ni yegun alum root

Hehlkik 'We-Roy Klamath River

Hehlku Srr Maynot Creek

hehlkusleg live surf fish, smelt

hekwo'l butter clam

hekwo'l so'n oyster

hekwsa' 'u-mr'rx baleen

hewiye'm dentalium shell, 2 inch

hewomes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

hewoy surf fish

hikoni formerly, once

himarkik below, underneath

hinahpch behind (a person), following behind

Hineg a Tolowa town on Smith River, Smith River

hipureyow northward, toward the (Klamath) river mouth

hirken inland

hiwoh across the sea, halfway

hiwo'nik above

hi'nk'ehl white oak

hlkeyom clay

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones

hlke'mohlkek' I shut up

hlkohl mud

hlkrhlkrpich spotted fawn

hlmeyip'a'r rattlesnake

hlprgrp' flounder

hl'ekwelechek' I snore

hl'ewkwelinichek' I snore

hl'ohkohl 'we-nrh thunder berry

hl'rkich large wild rose with big hips

Ho Wegoh a flat near the Klamath

hohkem eleventh or twelfth month in old Yurok calendar

Hoktkehl a promontory on the north side of Trinidad Head

holihl kaap' hazel

holihl 'wr-nrh hazelnuts

homonah live oak

hoogech nii'n astronomer

hoogech 'u-m falling star

hoogechoy be starry (night)

Hop'ew Pul 'We-Roy a gully upriver from Hop'ew

Hop'ew 'We-Roy a creek downriver from Hop'ew

hotmon baby rabbit

ho'gon north wind, storm

hrk'wrh 'u-piish peas

hrk'wrh 'we-chpega'r California poppy

hrk'wrh 'we-nep pale sweet pea

hrrnr' barnacle

huhuhurchin a type of wren

hupupos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Hup'oo ni hrk'wrh jackrabbit

hu'uh nut

kaames evil water creature, shark

kaames 'u-kaap' skunk cabbage

kaames 'wr-nrh slim solomon

kaamoh twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar

kaamopi' rough water, rapids

kahkah 'we-nep hog's fennel

kege'y there is lightning

kehlkem red clay, floor

kelomehl fall, autumn

kelomoksi'hl it is a period of time (month, season, year?)

Kenek Pul a village downriver from Kenek

Kenek 'We-Roy Tuley Creek

keromecha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

ket'oh there is a lagoon, body of still water, lake, lagoon

keyohkemoh early fall, early autumn

keyomop' whirlpool

keyoweyus entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

ke'win 'u-par redbud

ke'win 'we-lin hail

ke'win 'wr-nrh Indian peach

ke'ype'hl there is a flicker of lightning

Kihl 'O Tep Himar a fishing place on the Klamath

Kihl 'O Tep 'We-Roy a creek on the Klamath

klew waterfall

kle'up'oh clover, brush, flora

Knetken 'O Loo a large boulder in the Klamath downstream from Muurekw

knewoleta' eighth month in old Yurok calendar

Knewsep a long prairie

Knuhl a fishing place (where there is deep water) off Moore's Rock

kohchaawech sixth month in old Yurok calendar

kohchehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kotkoti'r wild celery

kotkoti'r 'u-segon gambleweed

koypoh hoogech morning star

krgrpihl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

krgr'rmrchek' I speak Karok

krhkrh small turtle

krhlkrh small turtle, crab

krhlkrh segon scorpion

krhpin thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree

krhpin 'u-segon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine

kriich a plant used as a herb

krkrnrwich daddy longlegs

krrmrchr' ninth month in old Yurok calendar

Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l Little Trinidad Head (a promontory near Trinidad Head)

krychrgrh braid one's hair, mink

krychrhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kr'mrkws tan-oak mushroom

kurish the end of a net, the point of a V-shaped mark, used for calendar keeping, made in a slate slab in the floor of a sweat-house

kurnkurn the inside of a salmon's head, gristle in salmon's head

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

kwegey kingsnake

kwesaage'le'w someone who is hoarse, someone with a harsh voice

kwesaalewek' I am hoarse

kwesaalochek' I speak hoarsely, I sing hoarsely

kweykweyur whistle

kweykweyurowok' I whistle a song

kwrch a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwrhkwryrchek' I whistle

kwrrmich black chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper

kwrykwryrch screech owl

kwryrh whistle, whistle

kwrytrp an edible plant with white flowers

kwryumek' I whistle to (someone)

kwr'r'i' towhee (bird)

kyahcheni vernal

kyeseks gopher

kyosekws gopher

k'erosegon scorpion

k'etk'ehl sweet colt's foot

k'e'go' there is lightning

k'rrch' crow, flock of crows

k'rrch' 'we-chiishep' lupin

k'rrch' 'wr-nrh twinberry

k'rr' segon blackbird

laamohlek' I make a noise by pounding

laapishkah along the seashore

la'asehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

Legep'ew a hole or cave on the southwest side of Trinidad Head

lehlkem skunk cabbage leaves

lekita' backbone (of fish), spine (of fish)

lekoni hoogech falling star, shooting star

lekwsew outside

lemege'hl there is a loud noise

leme'm rumble

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

lepchoh fur

leptenoksi'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

lewkwenohl be cloudy

leykwehl noise in the air similar to infants crying (bad omen)

le'wo'l greasewood, snowbrush

lochomuuk tadpole

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohtun lingcod, snapper

lo'liphl sting of insect, fang of snake

lo'ogenew dark things

lo'ogeni dark

lo'ogeyowok' I am black, I am dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo'oge'rok' I am black

lo'oge'ro'n it is black, it is charred (trees, sticks, etc.)

lrpsuwr'y it is covered in mist

lrptrnu'rwr'y it is bad weather

lr'rgryek' I am black, I am dark-colored (animals, birds)

lr'rgryhl be black, be dark-colored (water)

lr'rgryk be black, be dark-colored (water)

lr'rgrysh dark-skinned person

maak'wit'p'ohl camp robber

maay clear (of weather), pass by

mahkew salal

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowi' mourning dove

megrsik weasel

mehl chegishew shootingstar (flower)

mehl regookwsin chiishep' mission bells (plant)

mehl seges'ew shooting star

mekwta' stump

Meleg a sea-stack between 'O Segen and the mouth of the Klamath

menomen Juneberry

meroyoo fifth month in old Yurok calendar

mese'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

meskaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

meskwerep straw, dry grass

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

mewe's

Mewihl 'O Legehl Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)

mewihl 'u-segon canvasback

mewihl 'we-chpega'r fat solomon, false solomon's seal

mewihl 'we-s'ech elk horn

mewipihl waist, tree trunk

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

Mewomekwehl a flat area by Trinidad Head, now a parking lot

me'gech trillium

me'woo a fish (sp.)

me'yehl 'u-segon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle

me'yk'weluup' poison oak

miiks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

mrk 'we-chiishep' lupin, lupine

mrkwrhl mountain, peak, hill

mrkwrmrkw mountain

mrnr's fish skin

mrr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

mrr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

mr'rh skin, hide, fur of animal

mr'rrwr' mock orange

mulmul wild currant

muncha'r be white (trees, etc.)

muncheyowok' I am white

munche'ro'n it is white (tree, tree blossoms, etc.)

munchok's it is white (flat things)

munchrh

munchrs fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

muntrs fair-skinned person

muntr'ryek' I am white (animals, birds)

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

muuhlmuuhl berry of Indian peach tree

muulomuul Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

na'awech second month in old Yurok calendar, two months

negah swallow (bird)

nego'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck

nekichwey rainbow

nenipek'w sucker fish

neni'r black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

nepe'wish fish (generic)

nepoyech clover

nikwech 'wr-nrh red gooseberry

nohsoo tenth month in old Yurok calendar

nolit burl (on a redwood tree)

noosooch noise made by something living

nospew skate, a mythological character

nowrep'ch'oy weed

noykwos shrew

nrhpryuup' huckleberry bush

nrlrmrkrhl stump

nrrgr barnacles

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamus octopus

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

pa'aahl 'wrrp' dragonfly

pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)

pa'aap' segon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)

pa'arik segon trillium

pechog sugar-pine nut

pechogoo' sugar pine with long cones

pecholoo' sugar-pine tree

pega'r yellowhammer

pegihl musmus bull

pehlkohl pebbles, gravel

pehlkoo pebble

pekoya'r be red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoye'ro'n it is red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoyok's it is red (flat things)

Pekwon Pecwan (a village on the Klamath)

Pekwon 'We-Roy Pecwan Creek

Pekwtehl a rock in the Klamath River near Pekwon, a sea stack by Stone Lagoon

Pelin Krrchrh the ridge above Pekwtuhl

pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings

peton small red clover with edible roots

pewolah terrace, stones used to pave a floor

peyken colored mud

pe'wish lake porpoise

piish pea

pishkaahl ni ha'aag 'u-mep'o sea moss type

pishkaahl ni ke'm seafood

pishkaahl ni regook sea trout

pishkaahl 'o koh seafood

pishka'ik ni ke'win moray eel

pi'itah ironwood

pli'wores a kind of owl

ploosaakw black oak acorn

Plu'l Fish Lake, on the mountain above Weitchpec and Bluff Creek

ponches white deer

pookw screech owl

popoluhl skunk cabbage

Poykoh 'O Lep a knoll just north of Big Lagoon

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

Prgish 'O Chyeguuk'w a sea stack near 'R Hlrgr'

prgrs'rh manzanita berries, manzanita vine

prgr' Oregon oak

prgr'm seal

prgr'rh sea boots (a sea creature)

prgr'rh black oak

prgr'rh woomehl black oak acorns

prgr'y moldy acorns, sorrel

prhlkwrh be gray (round things)

prhlkwr'ry be gray (animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)

prhlkwr'r'y it is gray (animals and birds, worm and ropes, etc.)

prkryr'ry be red (animals, birds, human hair)

prkryr'r'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

prkryu'rwryek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt

prkwrnr' Indian rhubarb

prkwry hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house

prmryrh rock used to make pemoyekw, waterproof, water-resistant, rainproof, smooth

prnchrh be gray (deer)

prwry south

pulews daddy longlegs

Pulik Srrnry Hunters Creek

puloyoh below (lower down the river)

pumonah redbud

pusi 'we-chpega'r cat's ears

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

puuk 'w-rhlkrh firecracker (plant)

puuk 'we-chpega'r bluebell

puuktek deer

puun cherry

puunomaap' dogwood

pyaap'try be reddish, be manzanita-colored

pyegaagoh eleventh month in old Yurok calendar

pyrkrm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns

raak ni ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

Raayip a pebbly beach at the south end of 'E'goo, by Trinidad Head

rechah mountain ridge

rekoreks seabird nest

rekoyoysh white flint used for cutting

rep'choy weed garden

res'oges nest

rewkwo'hl it is misty

re'go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

rikoret sparrow hawk

roogech there is an echo, echo

roogech' there is an echo

rooget tan-oak bark, oak bark

roowo's hegoh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

ro'ohpi' cliff, anything inanimate standing (rocks, trees, etc.)

ro'otet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

rurowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)

saa' speak Yurok, speak our language, speak Indian

saa'agoch speak Yurok, Yurok language

saa'agoch seaweed bug

saa'agoh speak Yurok, speak ordinary or colloquial Yurok as opposed to 'woogey speech

sahsip buck brush, blue blossom

Sa'ahl a village along the Klamath

sa'ahl 'u-'wrrp' miller moth

sa'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose

sa'ahl 'we-chiishep' redwood rose

sa'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

segep 'u-pry rainbow

segep 'we-chiik poppy

segep 'we-chiishep' poppy

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sekwsoh wild parsnip

sepolah ni yegun gentian

sepolah ni 'e'gol meadowlark

sepolek valley, field, prairie

seporah small valley, small clearing

sesewek' I whisper

sese'yewek' I whisper

ses'ip rustle

ses'ohl they tinkle

sewom brown shelled acorn

shiip sheep

siigolepew be growling (of animal)

siigolepoch' it growls (of animal)

siiyehlek' I hiss

sishon brake fern (ho'olek) root

ska'awihl nine bark

skelikra' gopher

skep'ol wyethia angustifolia

skewoogechek' I sound good

skrwich craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

skuweg be good weather

skuwege'hl it is good weather

sku'yolok' I like to hear, I like the sound of

slahpo' brodiaea fiber brush

sloyhlketo' 'wr-nrh red huckleberry

smegech white sturgeon

smesmemohl break up, slide (of mountainside), landslide, ravine

soonoch sounds

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

so'oo 'we-laay Milky Way

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

Sreg Hikoh a place across from Sregon

Sreg Pulekw a place just downriver from Sregon

Sreg Won a place just uphill from Sregon

Srepor a village site south of Churey

srrt apple owl

sruuk'wi columbine, red columbine

Sumig Patrick's Point

swrykrh be dull-colored

syego'oo grunt, make a noise

syewsyew lap (of small waves), rattle (of strings of shells)

syohsyo'ooch rattle (intr.)

syo'oogen grunt, make a noise

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'e' 'we-nrh madrone berry

tegerupek' I talk to myself

tegetor salmonberry shoots

tegeto' sea eggs (sea urchin)

tegi'n ch'uch'ish canary

tego'oh dentalium shell, 2 5/16 inch, a mythological character

teguuk dive, play like a beaver, beaver

tektome'l white salmon

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tenenew clump of grass

tenurip mockingbird

teton rush (plant)

tewol ni tepoo spruce tree

tewolew ni tepoo Sitka spruce

tikwoh cove, gap in mountain

Tikwoh a place uphill from Keykem (formerly a prairie, now overgrown)

Tikwoo the promontory between Stone Lagoon and Freshwater Lagoon

tikwo'l canyon

tinoogech' it makes a sharp sound (like a drum), it makes a metallic sound

ti'npelah be yellow

ti'np'ehl anything yellow

tmekwten hollow tree, hollow stump

tohpoh wild iris

tohsoh doe

tohta'r grasshopper

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohto'r grasshopper

tok'olew coo (of a baby)

tolowechek' I speak Tolowa

tolowoochek' I speak Tolowa

toykem camas (plant)

trgrnrp mockingbird

trkiiksrch a poisonous mushroom

trktrk mallard

trkwtrm dentalium shell

tronkoh wild potato

trprh stem, stalk

trprkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

trprrnr' small fir tree, large fir tree

trwrr locust

tumrhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuup sword fern

tuuptuup sword fern

tu'nryk a fork in a river

twrrni'sh spawning salmon

t'laakuhl cliff, steep cliff

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'lewoluhl drip, waterfall

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

t'ohlt'ohl ni 'e'goh monkey flower

t'ro't'et' an edible plant

t'umi'n it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wahkwela' poison oak

wechew chinquapin nut

wechew sea urchin

Wechpek'w a spring at Wechpus

wechpus confluence

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

welogooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

weniphl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

wewolon noise in the air, high piercing hollow windy sound (bad omen)

we'not wing

wishew be jet black

wogorup plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

Wohpekumew 'u-mesew pink honeysuckle

Wohpekumew 'we-no'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid

Wohpekumew 'we-no'oy segon pitcher plant

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

wohpunika' sea otter

wonewslepah rainbow

wonkew leached acorns, leaching acorns

wonoyoo up, high up

wonu 'we-laayekah rainbow

wooles unshelled acorn

woolew spawn or eggs of several fish, sturgeon eggs, sturgeon roe

worme'y 'we-chiishep' escholtzia

wo'kegep cricket

wo'omehl shelled acorn

wrhlkihl kelp

wrr body louse

wrrsek' I yell

wrtpit Jerusalem cricket

wrtprs leech

wrych'rk puppy

wr'tnrr mare's tail, horse tail

ye'w the sun sets

yr' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

'ah thorn

'ahkechoyp' thorn, prickle

'ahkechoyp'ehl mass of briar bushes

'ehlkehl clay

'Espew a village on the coast between Redwood Creek and the Klamath

'Espew 'O Ket'u'l the lagoon at 'Espew

'ewaa salmonberry bush

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

'e'gomimoh speak Hupa

'E'goo a beach north of Trinidad Head

'inoh grunt

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsun down

'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech a reef north of Churey

'O Chaahl a village site on the Klamath

'O Kaa a mountain above the Klamath

'O Kaa 'O Ket'u'l a lake on 'O Kaa

'O Kegep a spring near 'O Men 'We Roy, a sea-stack near Elk Point, north of Churey

'O Keget'oh a place on the sandbar by Big Lagoon

'O Kegey Goat Rock (a ridge between Stone Lagoon and Big Lagoon)

'O Ket'oh Big Lagoon, a town on Big Lagoon

'O Ket'u'l Big Lagoon

'O Kneget a large sea-stack just south of the mouth of the Klamath, Flint Rock Head (a conspicuous promontory south of the mouth of the Klamath), a crag on a cliff at the north of Patrick's Point, a rock in the ocean near the mouth of Luffenholtz Creek

'O Kweges sand dunes south of the mouth of Little River

'O Legew a place on the east side of Trinidad Head

'O Men a town along the coast north of Rek'woy

'O Men Hipur a village north of 'O Men

'O Men 'We-Roy Wilson Creek

'O Pegish a beach north of 'Espew

'O Plegoh a Hupa town (Ta'k'yimił-diŋ "where they stir acorn mush")

'O Pyuuweg a village on the south shore of Big Lagoon

'O Rew a fishing place across from Weitchpec, where the current formerly struck the south shore, a bank downstream of 'Rnr', a camp-site or town on Redwood Creek, about 4 miles from the coast, just before Chilula land, a rock in Karuk territory

'O Segen a village on the coast between 'Espew and the mouth of the Klamath

'O Segen 'We-Roy a creek at 'O Segen

'O Segish a flat area along the Klamath near Wohkero'

'O Shyrgrysh near Elk Point, "a sea rock, with two points"

'O Slegoych a place where a trail descends, a declivity

'o slookw downhill

'O Slookw a site on the northeast shore of Big Lagoon

'O Teguukw a flat rock near Pekwon on the south side of the Klamath

'O Tmekwor a village at the north end of Redwood Lagoon

'O Tohpew a natural archway under Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l (Little Trinidad Head)

'ohpos king salmon

'omimoh speak Hupa