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nepek' I eat
helomeyek' I dance
'e'gah eat in a group, have a meal, meal
rurowok' I sing, I boil over, I sing
tmook' I shoot
'ahspek' I drink
rekwoh drink
pemek' I cook
kegoh acorn soup
ma'ah spear, spear, salmon harpoon pole, up to 16 feet long
hookwchek' I gamble, I play cards
meli' there is a brush dance
muschen
'ey yes
nunepuy food, fish
pewomek' I cook
popsew bread
ka'a'n deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)
krtkek' I go trout fishing, I go fishing with pole
k'ookwsok' I cut up, I split (fish, etc.), I cut into pieces, I dress fish or game
lewetek' I fish with a net, I set a net
ma'ahskehl spear
che'loyehl they are dry
ma'ahskek' I spear, I go spear fishing
pew cook
rohsimek' I throw, I spear, I harpoon
tenpeyok' I eat much, I eat a lot, I overeat
skuuwetek' I like to taste, I like to eat
telogehl "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
tmoolok' I shoot
wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful
chuu' well, goodbye, come on
ket'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)
ke'mow food
niigem flint, obsidian
nrprw meat
nrrmry sing songs, brush dance song
pishkah salt, sea, ocean
soonewetek' I taste (something)
'rkrh fish with a net, fishing net
chrhkwek' I am jumping center (in the brush dance)
kowishcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful
lewet net, fish net, salmon net
lr'rgrh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee
nuneg food
pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber
rohkun ball
rohsek' I throw, I pitch (a ball)
skuuwoloni something sweet, sweets, candies
smechoy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer
tos child!
'ohlkum of course, you're welcome
che'lohtemew be dried (of food)
chuhl well, goodbye, so be it
hegoorekich yerba buena tea, vine tea
hrkwtrks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
melok' I attend a brush dance
minek' I bet
mrwprh food carried with one, food brought by bride, packed lunch
nrrmrypeyok' I'm singing (in the brush dance)
pi'woh why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay
pyeweg perform the white deerskin dance, white deerskin dance
remoh take part in doctor dance, kick dance, doctor dance, kick dance
rorowenek' I fish, I hunt, I fish with hook for eels, I gather (e.g. clams)
sraach' tanned skin, quiver
syoolah dance in the brush dance (of a girl)
'ayekwi' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead,
etc.", hello!
che'lohtek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating
chrkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
hookw gamble
hrhlpr' sticks (in stick game)
hrk'ryek' I hide
kry braids, hair wraps, hair tie, two braids
ma'ahskumek' I spear
mrnr'skwry pull the skin off a fish
ney greeting between women
nunepuh food, fish
pyewolumek' I chew
rego' feather, feather for display (as in headband), morning feathers (in brush dance), "simple upright down-head feathers" in the deerskin dance
reguukwo' beverage, especially liquor
repchem honey, sugar
ske'woyehl they are ripe, they are cooked
tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle
te'nahspek' I am drunk
'ahspah be given food or drink
'ahspeyu'r soup
che'loh dry (food), bake (food), cure (food), dry by heating
chii'sh woodpecker crest, woodpecker scalp
chkiikr' fork, table fork
chokchoop' drum, drumstick
harpun mint, mint tea
hegon spoon, scraper
hrhlprh stick game
kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something
krguuk a round is won (in a game)
lemolok' I hook eels
loogin fish weir, fish dam, 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
meloo brush dance
meruh chego'onep' five-point buck
mrw food carried with one, food brought by bride
mrwrch the dance is ending, the end of a dance
mrwr'y the final dance at the brush dance is danced
munchehl ceremonial dress, dance dress
munchrhl milk
nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger
nohpewihl sing solo at the brush dance, brush dance song, heavy song
nooych eat food as a guest
nowoh greeting between men
nrrmryek' I sing songs
nr'wkwrt arrow
parkokwch guessing sticks, playing card
plegokw headband of woodpecker scalps, headroll
ponchech gray deer, white deerskin
poykoh flat basket, pan, pot
pr'yp'r'w be sour
pyuuweg perform the deerskin dance, deerskin dance
rewpenek' I win (in gambling)
skuuwoloni pa'ah soda
sroy signal in games
srp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
tkek'wa'r pot
tkek'we'l pot, pan, kettle
tregepah fish with a dip net, fish with a triangle net
wahtey tossle in stick game
wesomot bow (for arrows)
weyoksip Labrador tea
weyo'opewek' I make acorn soup, I cook with hot rocks
'e'gu'r a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket
chego'onep' four-point buck
chekchin salmon trap
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
cheskew scoop net for candlefish
cheskewehl plunge net for small fish (scooped downward at high water)
chinomelek' I give away part of my winnings in a game
chkrkrr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
chmeyonen 'o 'we-'i'i'gah dinner
chokchoop'a'r drum, drumstick
chowon seine net, eel net, dip net, lamprey net
chowonek' I fish with a seine net
cho'w fish with seine net from rocks
chpiigo'repek' I get ready for a race
chrwrnr' large fishing net
hegel dance
hehlku 'we-rego'oh gill net
helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
hlkr'rmry war dance
hlkr'rmryek' I sing a war dance song
hooloh rohkut basketball
hoyii oh!, hey!, hello!
ho'nit bait, lure
ho'nk'et bait, lure
hrgrk'ryen dealer
hr'rhkrhl be fresh (food, etc.)
kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour
kehlpeyok' I sing through a dream (of a doctor), I lose control of myself at the doctor dance
kep't'oh feed an infant soft food
keychelew speak the medicine formula on the ninth day of a girl's first menstruation
kmoypon spread (butter, jam, etc.)
knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge
knetknet arrowhead, cartridge
knewetek' I fish with a net
kopin coffee
kreychoh hair ties
krt trout fishing pole
krtkrhl trout fishing pole
kr'yr' peel (fruit or vegetable)
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
kuurk cross the goal-line, score, as in the stick game
kuurksek' I play the stick game, I score (in the stick game)
lehlkemok' I wrap (something) in skunk cabbage leaves (for cooking)
lem hook eels
lemolohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels
lemolo'ohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels
lepkwoh form seaweed into round cakes
lepo'm headband "worn by the woman formulist in the Brush Dance ... normally made of ordinary
feathers", doctor's forehead band of condor ruff
loo fish weir, fish dam
luu' fish with a net, set a net
ma'ahskimek' I spear
meraas be smoky, cure by smoke
meraawoni smoked (of salmon)
mewolep' deerskin dance officiant
mrwpok' I carry food with me
nega' surf-fish net, triangle net
nego'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck
neyen greeting between women
nooychkwek' I eat food as a guest
nooychkwok' I eat food as a guest
no'oma'r title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony
nrhchrr' fishhook
nr' snare
nr'rmrh snare
nr'rmrs snare, a trigger snare
nr'rmrt deer meat, venison
nr'rmrtek' I snare
nr'rpek' I trap
nr'rs trap
nr'rsek' I trap
nunepew food, fish
par
pa'ahpetew bowstring
pechoch broil
pemoroh drippings
pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings
penkw acorn flour
pepah pepper
peskoh spear, fish spear, three piece toggle head for catching salmon
pewomin a cook
pewomo'r s/he cooks for someone
peya'r cook over an open fire
piish pea
pishkaahl 'o koh seafood
pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net
plowah flour
purchihl brush dance cap
pyurowok' I perform the sacred rites at a dance, I purify myself
raas rice
rechkok' I dance in a particular direction
regey ceremonial headdress
reguukwoh liquor
rehl'ep' be concentrated in a given direction, of a wish or a prayer, be tossed in a given direction in the stick game, point in a given direction, of a person
rekewich fish for trout with two lines
rekiroy broil, broil over a fire
rekwohpeyok' I drink
remohpoh doctor dance song, doctor song
repoy drum song
repoyok' I sing a song with drum beating
rooysh rice
rurowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)
sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
skuuwolon kmoypon jam
sloowin raw (of food)
sloowpey eat raw
smechok' I make supple, I tan, I split (sugar pine nuts)
smohta'r bow (for arrows)
srpryr' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
taahl ceremonial singer
te'nah drunk
tkek'we'lok' I boil
tomsewok' I catch a lot (while hunting or fishing)
tregepa' dip net
tregepetek' I fish with a dip net
trekwonumek' I take a sip
trrlul bone put through nose of corpse, knife with short hilt
wohlur girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony
wonik 'we-legoo jump dance
wor mode of address by a man to his wife
wo'omehl shelled acorn
wrhlprh stick game
'ahspu'm drink
'lumon eel trap, eel basket
'o krgry feather camp, dress camp (in Jump Dance)
'ohlpeyok' I eat from, I bite
'olulik'w lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring
'orpet duck blind
'oyekwi' long for, miss, hey!, hello!, oh!
'oyii hey!, hello!, oh!
'oyuukwi' hey!, hello!, oh!
'umyo' fish dam, tail end of fishing net
