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chaanuuks young child, baby, newborn
chahkwoh pants, trousers
chegaanoksek' I forgive
chegeyoh small knife, pocket knife
chegeyonahpimek' I am tired of
chegeyonepek' I am annoyed at (someone)
chegeyoninepek' I am tired of
chego'onep' four-point buck
chekchin salmon trap
chekwchekwah vertical stripes around a basket
chekws heart
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
chelog close woven basket for seeds, fancy basket for valuables
chelogaapihl ribs
chelogehl ribs
chelogepihl ribs
cheskew scoop net for candlefish
cheskewehl plunge net for small fish (scooped downward at high water)
chewes hand
chewin mother-in-law
cheykeni small, small person, child
cheyketew little finger, pinky finger
che'loh dry (food), bake (food), cure (food), dry by heating
che'lohtek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating
che'lohtemew be dried (of food)
che'loyehl they are dry
chichos younger sibling, younger sister
chii'sh woodpecker crest, woodpecker scalp
chik'war chair, stool
chimos uncle
chines young man, teenage boy
chinomelek' I give away part of my winnings in a game
chinomewah young man
chinomewes young man, teenage boy
chi'm uncle!
chkenoowok be very stupid, be very poor
chkenoowoksek' I am very stupid, I am very poor
chkiikr' fork, table fork
chkrkrr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
chmeyonen 'o 'we-'i'i'gah dinner
chmrk be angry, person who pouts, moody person
chnaa woman's brother-in-law
chnin sister-in-law
choch relative
chohchoh apron, skirt
chokchoop' drum, drumstick
chokchoop'a'r drum, drumstick
chopele'y short blanket coat, baby's rabbit skin blanket
chowon seine net, eel net, dip net, lamprey net
chowonek' I fish with a seine net
cho'w fish with seine net from rocks
chpega'r hear, ask, ear
chpiigo'repek' I get ready for a race
chpishr'rhl mirror, window, glass
chpoksek' I think, I meditate
chpoksimek' I remember, I think back, I recollect
chprwrk remember, think of, miss, pine for, become lonesome for
chprwrksek' I remember, I long for, I think about
chprwrksimek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for
chpurowok' I menstruate
chrhkwek' I am jumping center (in the brush dance)
chrkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail
chrwrnrh "a network headdress falling down the nape and back", long close-woven headdress, head netting
chrwrnr' large fishing net
chrwrsrtrw index finger, pointer finger
chry little person
chuhl
chulula' Chilula Indian
chulusew runny eyes
churp'r'y comb
chuu' well, goodbye, come on
chyuuk'wech steer (a boat), paddle in back
chyuuk'wechok' I steer (a boat)
chyuup'r'y comb oneself, comb
ch'ig saliva, foam
ch'wona' coat
haamoh bear grass, used in basket making
haamur pendant worn in mourning
hahpelin be lively, be happy
hahpelinepek' I am lively, I am happy
hahsehl urine
harpun mint, mint tea
hegel dance
hegon spoon, scraper
hegoorekich yerba buena tea, vine tea
hegoo' paddle
hehlkew 'woogey former people (having retreated inland)
hehlkiklaa Klamath River Indians
hehlku 'we-rego'oh gill net
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
helomeyek' I dance
hewolon heal, cure (the body, an illness)
hewoneki'r have an erection
heyomoksek' I am lucky
himar 'we-chah underwear
himar 'wo-'oy underwear
himrchrwek' I weave (baskets) quickly
hle'm heel
hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe
hlkekwolek' I limp, I am lame, I am crippled
hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones
hlkr'rmry war dance
hlkr'rmryek' I sing a war dance song
hlkwrt'rr' pass gas through the vagina
hlmeyoksimek' I am suspicious of
hlmeyorkwishonek' I am feared, I am an object of fear
hohkum 'u-prhchekws storage basket for tobacco
hohsepek' I am ashamed
hokchkehl arrow flaker
holihl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel
holimek' I weave (baskets)
holimew be woven (baskets)
holoyu'l water for soaking basket materials
homtah play, play with, be happy
homtepek' I play, I play with, I am happy
hoogech nii'n astronomer
hookw gamble
hookwchek' I gamble, I play cards
hoolechek' I stir (a liquid), I paddle
hooloh basket (general term)
hooloh rohkut basketball
hooloyehl they are twisted, they are woven crooked, they are not straight (badly made baskets in which the uprights are not vertical)
hoonechek' I paddle upstream
hoorechewek' I weave baskets, I make baskets, I grope, I reach
hooroksek' I am cunning, I am clever
hoorurehlek' I feel sick, I feel nauseous, I have nausea
hoyii oh!, hey!, hello!
ho'nit bait, lure
ho'nk'et bait, lure
hrgrk'ryen dealer
hrhlprh stick game
hrhlpr' sticks (in stick game)
hrkwtrks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
hrk'ryek' I hide
hrmchrh adulterer
hr'rhkrhl be fresh (food, etc.)
hunpeyok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny
hup'oola' Hupa Indian, the Hupa people
huuk child, baby
huuksoh child, children
kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour
kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something
kaamok be disliked
kaamoksimek' I dislike, I hate
kaamuuks bastard
ka'aal slave
ka'anoh blanket
ka'a'n deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)
ka'mt'em basket for valuables
keche'w cover on a baby basket
kegem someone who is jealous of everything
kegey doctor, Indian doctor
kegoh acorn soup
kehlkem red clay, floor
kehlpeyok' I sing through a dream (of a doctor), I lose control of myself at the doctor dance
kekwon pounding basket (bottomless)
kekwsah apron of bark
keloke'l throat
kemew storage basket for tobacco
kemolochek' I am jealous, I envy
kenik'wech steer (a boat)
kenik'wechok' 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
kep't'oh feed an infant soft food
keromekinohl key
keromoh turn round (of a wheel, etc., intr.), vehicle, car, automobile
keskihl lower side, woodshed anteroom
kesomewehlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)
kesomewtek' I am homesick
kesomuy corpse, dead person
ket'etew palm (of hand)
ket'ey be still (of anything movable), be parked, be moored
ket'ket'e'y lie (of boats)
ket'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)
kewoy burden basket
keychelew speak the medicine formula on the ninth day of a girl's first menstruation
keyom dipper basket
ke'moh bailer
ke'mohpechek' I bail out
ke'mohpet bail out water
ke'mohpetechek' I bail out water
ke'mow food
kimoleni hooloh waste basket
kin fisherman
kmoypon spread (butter, jam, etc.)
knetew finger
knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge
knetknet arrowhead, cartridge
knewetek' I fish with a net
knewoletew middle (long) finger
kochpoksek' I think over, I meditate
kohchenish large tanned deerskin used for blankets or dresses (larger than smechoy)
kokos mother
kopin coffee
kowishcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful
ko'l 'ne-so'n my genitals (male or female)
ko'omech Orleans Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people
krchpok' I menstruate for the first time
krch'rk row a boat
kreychoh hair ties
krgrchek' I row
krgrsrh musket
krgrtkr' fisherman
krgrwrs wrist
krguuk a round is won (in a game)
krhl earring
krkrchpok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood
krkrhl ankle
krkr'wrk chik'war rocking chair
krkr'wrk'ws it is cranky (of a boat)
krku'yr' be crooked, zigzag design on baskets
krmrtrw little finger
krs'rkw shoulder blade
krt trout fishing pole
krtkek' I go trout fishing, I go fishing with pole
krtkrhl trout fishing pole
krt'r' bald person
krwrs wrist
krwryrh chin, jaw, beard
kry braids, hair wraps, hair tie, two braids
kryrmrh skull
kr'yr' peel (fruit or vegetable)
ku wa'aw mehl meguhlsoni mop
kuch grandmother
kuchos grandmother
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)
kwar peg, nail, lamprey awl, sewing awl, needle, wooden needle
kwenomet 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'"
kwere'we'y dugout canoe
kweruhl snout, long nose
kweskwesek' I have a cold, I caught a cold
kwes'oyew prayer doctor
kwes'oyewek' I treat (used of prayer doctor)
kwetoyos pear-shaped piece of wood put near fire in wishing ill on someone
kwoyteme'l shoulder
kwrhl image, picture, shadow, doll, movie
kyahto'r sweat, sweat
kya' sore, ulcer
kya'hl'oo' open sore, ulcer, open wound
kye'w capsize
kye'wolep' it capsizes, someone turns over (e.g. in a boat or a wagon)
kye'wo'l it capsizes
kyrnikrhl sprain
kyrnikrt sprain
k'enroksimek' I trust, I admire, I respect
k'ensoonoksimek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about
k'ep'ew grandchild
k'erep' widow
k'ewen widow who has cut her hair in mourning, widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder
k'irwrlr'ry be gray-haired
k'limowok' I feel ill
k'ohoo unmarried mother, mother of bastards
k'ookwsok' I cut up, I split (fish, etc.), I cut into pieces, I dress fish or game
laayo' jump up and down (of a boat), pitch (of a boat)
legaa'y doorway, trail, path, retreat, a place where someone or something passes through, the place by the entrance door in the sweathouse
legep'ew storage place
lehlkemok' I wrap (something) in skunk cabbage leaves (for cooking)
lekwsoo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door
lem hook eels
lemolohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels
lemolok' I hook eels
lemolo'ohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels
lepehlek' I ache
lepkwoh form seaweed into round cakes
lepoh hip
lepo'm headband "worn by the woman formulist in the Brush Dance ... normally made of ordinary
feathers", doctor's forehead band of condor ruff
lewet net, fish net, salmon net
lewetek' I fish with a net, I set a net
lewoleyetek' I pull (a boat) through shallow water by hand
lewole'y it is pulled through shallow water by hand
leyolekwsa' zigzag design on baskets, vertical stripe on baskets
le'wehl house used at the making of the Fish Dam at Kepel
loo fish weir, fish dam
loogin fish weir, fish dam, the Fish Dam at Kepel
lo' chief builder of the Fish Dam at Kepel
lrh saliva, spittle
lrhpryehl drool, saliva, spittle
lr'gr' black person
lr'rgrh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee
lr'rgrysh dark-skinned person
luuwoloyek' I cramp, I have a cramp
luu' fish with a net, set a net
markarkihl hip
ma'ah spear, spear, salmon harpoon pole, up to 16 feet long
ma'ahskehl spear
ma'ahskek' I spear, I go spear fishing
ma'ahskimek' I spear
ma'ahskumek' I spear
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
mechlaa something fire goes through, chimney, stove pipe, fireplace
mecholep mucus in one's eye
mechole'w eye mucus
mechomi' venereal disease, the clap
megenep' it moves or stretches in an elastic way (like an inchworm, or in a belly-ache or body
building), it (someone's stomach) aches
meges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor
megeyoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth
mehl 'e'ga' mehl muhlsoni eraser
mehlku 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."
mekey children
mekeyowok children
mekwa'r menstrual hut
mek'woh pus
meleg excrement
meli' there is a brush dance
melok' I attend a brush dance
meloo brush dance
melox excrement, feces, turds
melo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman
menewkwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful
mene's tow a boat, pull ashore, boat rope
menoo' pull a boat ashore, pull (anything, not just boats)
mep'och beard, mustache, whiskers
meraas be smoky, cure by smoke
meraawoni smoked (of salmon)
meruh chego'onep' five-point buck
mese'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss
mesi'ronun a slim man
meskwok' I doctor someone
mesolehl large platter for salmon meat, openwork and larger than 'lahpsew
mestek lining of leaves in a basket
mestenekw ferns used to line baskets
mestok line something (clothes, baskets, etc.)
mes'ehl a basket for drying things in, drying basket
metolep snot
met'ik rectum, ass!
mew widower
mewimor old man
mewipihl waist, tree trunk
mewi'm widower
mewolep' deerskin dance officiant
mewore'win towel
mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)
meychoh storage basket, "similar in shape [to pahtekws], but made altogether of hazel,
without overlaying or patterns", measuring basket (for liquids)
meyoo be pregnant
meyoomoyek' I am pregnant
me'loh in-law whose spouse has died but who remains with spouse's family, relative
me'yk'wah boil (skin affliction), pus
michos cousin, male cousin, elder brother
mihlpehl leg, shin, lower leg
miikiwrh double ended boat
minek' I bet
mochkwoch' little boy's penis
mohlkwoh head
mokwsek muscle, sinew
moykek' I die (used of gods, plants, and animals)
mo'l sexual intercourse
mrkchr'rkrhl hip, hip bone
mrnr'skwry pull the skin off a fish
mrrgen lungs
mrsrw ointment
mrstrk line a basket, lining to make something warmer
mrtrlrp' nasal mucus, runny nose
mrtrw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse
mrw food carried with one, food brought by bride
mrwpok' I carry food with me
mrwprh food carried with one, food brought by bride, packed lunch
mrwrch the dance is ending, the end of a dance
mrwr'y the final dance at the brush dance is danced
mr'p'rhl pubic hair
much ro' automobile, car, vehicle
mun dress
munchehl ceremonial dress, dance dress
munchoh dress
munchrhl milk
munchrs fair-skinned person, white animal or bird
muntrs fair-skinned person
muschen really, truly, true, yes, truly
muuwimor old men
mu'rip large basket for cooking acorn soup, cooking pot basket
myootek' I push, I put on (clothes, shoes)
myootelek' I am pushed, I am shoved
naagoh gut on one side
naanaak' ring of black and white dots around the bottom of a basket
na'atew ring finger
na'ma'w chipper (tool)
nega' surf-fish net, triangle net
negenich mouse, bastard child
negi'ihl twins
nego'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck
nego'ohlen midwife
nekteyok' I admire the cleverness of a person
nektok like (a favorite), pity
nektoksimek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)
nemekw adze
nepek' I eat
new breast milk
newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk
ney greeting between women
neyen greeting between women
nigrk half a boat, a boat with a part split off
niigem flint, obsidian
ninicho'y saw (tool)
ninos woman married to a relative
niwah man married to a relative
ni'iyun sibling
nohchur bone hairpin
nohlpeyek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom
nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom
nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger
nohpewihl sing solo at the brush dance, brush dance song, heavy song
nohpey enter one's wife's house, half-married man
nohpeyu'l raised rim of a basket, raised edge
nohpuuk child of a "half" (matrilocal) marriage
noksimek' I think of
nooych eat food as a guest
nooychkwek' I eat food as a guest
nooychkwok' I eat food as a guest
nowinah be happy, enjoy
nowinepek' I am happy, I enjoy
nowoh greeting between men
noy shoe
no'ohpiit belt
no'oma'r title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony
no'os baby basket
no'oy shoe, shoes
no'oyek' I have shoes on
nrgrnrhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse
nrhchrr' fishhook
nrhsrpr' shave (trans.), shave oneself, razor
nrprw meat
nrrmry sing songs, brush dance song
nrrmryek' I sing songs
nrrmrypeyok' I'm singing (in the brush dance)
nrrwrt visit the sick
nrryrksek' I betray a trust
nrryrwrksek' I am betrayed
nr' snare
nr'mrwu' adze blade
nr'rmrh snare
nr'rmrs snare, a trigger snare
nr'rmrt deer meat, venison
nr'rmrtek' I snare
nr'rnrh Coast Yurok, Coast Indian
nr'rpek' I trap
nr'rs trap
nr'rsek' I trap
nr'wkwrt arrow
nuneg food
nunepew food, fish
nunepuh food, fish
nunepuy food, fish
paarew father-in-law
pah neck
pah legaa scarf
pahtekws storage basket for food, "much larger" than a prhchrkws
pahtun neck
par
parkokwch guessing sticks, playing card
pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)
pa'ahpetew bowstring
pechiklaa up river Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people
pechoch broil
pegem knife
pegemip wire, iron, steel, metal, sharp stone or hard wood used for making knives
pegrk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person
pehlpe'l matches
pekoyek blood
pekwolewek' I peel sticks (for baskets)
pekwon basket used for acorn pounding
pemek' I cook
pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber
pemoroh drippings
pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings
penkw acorn flour
pepah pepper
perey grow old (of a woman), old woman, old lady
peskoh spear, fish spear, three piece toggle head for catching salmon
pesoh clitoris
pew cook
pewomek' I cook
pewomin a cook
pewomo'r s/he cooks for someone
peya'r cook over an open fire
peychew deceased grandfather
pichowos grandfather
piish pea
pinos older sister
pirwrksimek' I love
pirwrksishonowok' I am lovely
pishkaahl 'o koh seafood
pishkah salt, sea, ocean
pi'woh why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay
pkwegeno'ohl quill, needle, awl
pkwoksimek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out
pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net
plegokw headband of woodpecker scalps, headroll
pletew thumb, big toe
plowah flour
ponchech gray deer, white deerskin
ponus pre-pubescent vagina, hymen
popsew bread
poychekws a small basket tray for seeds used as food
poykoh flat basket, pan, pot
poy'weson chief, leader, boss, best (at doing something), headman
po'oh get well, heal (intr.), scar, healed sore
prhchrkws plain trinket basket, fancy basket
prhsrh rifle, gun
prkryr'r'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)
prkr'm club, jar
prkwchihl headdress with feathers
prkwry hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house
prmryrh 'we-ch'wona' raincoat, waterproof coat
prmryrh 'we-'ekah rain hat
prpryuupek' I am curly, I have curly hair
prwkwish elbow
prykrr' brain, brains
pryrm penis
pr'yp'r'w be sour
pulekukla' downriver Indian, Yurok Indian
puliklaa down river people, the river Yurok
punomihl malicious thoughts (cause of illness in someone else), contamination, bad omen
punomihlkok' I am contaminated, I have a pain
purchihl brush dance cap
pu'nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas
pyeweg perform the white deerskin dance, white deerskin dance
pyewolumek' I chew
pyrwrksimek' I love
pyurowok' I perform the sacred rites at a dance, I purify myself
pyuuweg perform the deerskin dance, deerskin dance
raahlkah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones
raak ni ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)
raas rice
ra'asishon disgusting person
rechkok' I dance in a particular direction
rechok' I paddle, I row
regey ceremonial headdress
rego' feather, feather for display (as in headband), morning feathers (in brush dance), "simple upright down-head feathers" in the deerskin dance
reguukwoh liquor
reguukwo' beverage, especially 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
rekwetoy scarf
rekwoh drink
rekwohpeyok' I drink
rekwo'm part of the roof
remoh take part in doctor dance, kick dance, doctor dance, kick dance
remohpoh doctor dance song, doctor song
renek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)
repchem honey, sugar
repoh doorway
repokw doorway, porch, front porch
repoy drum song
repoyok' I sing a song with drum beating
rewoch lip(s)
rewoh lip(s)
rewpenek' I win (in gambling)
rohkun ball
rohpir semen
rohsek' I throw, I pitch (a ball)
rohsimek' I throw, I spear, I harpoon
rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes
roksimek' I trust
rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent
roowo's pipe
roowo's hegoh a plant whose leaves are used for colds
rooysh rice
rorowenek' I fish, I hunt, I fish with hook for eels, I gather (e.g. clams)
rurowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)
rurowok' I sing, I boil over, I sing
saameyohl widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder, widow
saameyohl 'o 'u-meyoo a child born while its widowed mother was still cutting her hair
sar glue, chewing gum
sarkew glue, pitchy substance from pine trees used for glue and for chewing gum, chewing gum
sa'ahl have a fit, have a tantrum, ghost
sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets
seksah small shell used on dresses
sepolekikla' any tribe living in the prairies
sewkwelumek' I am bruised
se'lepek' I scrape the inside of a basket smooth
ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand
ska'atew finger, toe
skego'oh sail, cloth, sail, rag
sketew little finger
skewichokw nicely made basket, basket with good shape
skewok want, wish, love, like
skewoksimek' I want, I wish, I love, I like
ske'woyehl they are ripe, they are cooked
skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide
skoypihl flank, side (body part)
skrwich craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede
skrwichewek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly
skrytrk'w woman's dress
skrytrk'wrlek' I dress myself (of a woman)
skuuwetek' I like to taste, I like to eat
skuuwolon kmoypon jam
skuuwoloni something sweet, sweets, candies
skuuwoloni pa'ah soda
slekwoh shirt
slekwohpeyek' I put a shirt on
slekwohso'm s/he dresses someone
slekwslekw clothes
slekwslekwoh dress oneself, clothes
sleyehl substance like mucus which contained a pain object
sloowin raw (of food)
sloowpey eat raw
sloyhlketo' brush, broom
sloyonechkenekw they slide into water (of boats)
sloyonekw it slides into water (of a boat)
slrprh thigh, penis
slryhl handkerchief
slryhlkrp'ok' I blow my nose
sluuk'woh space at the foot of the sweathouse ladder
smechok' I make supple, I tan, I split (sugar pine nuts)
smechoy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer
smeykolumek' I pine, I miss
sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)
sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)
sme'ruhl scissors
smohta'r bow (for arrows)
sonchok' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction
sonin feel, think (a particular way)
soninah feel, think
soninepek' I feel, I think (a particular way)
soonewetek' I taste (something)
soonoksek' I think
soono' be angry, be furious, resent
soono'p'eyok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent
sooyhl gum (part of mouth)
soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative
so'ch'ik roof, ceiling
sraach' tanned skin, quiver
srahkwoh loincloth
srekw ring
srek'wahpiit breechcloth
srek'wepiit diaper
sroy signal in games
srp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
srpryr' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
swechoh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)
sweyoksimek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful
sweyoksishonowok' I am rude
sweyoninepek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade
syoolah dance in the brush dance (of a girl)
s'echoh horn, horns, wedge
s'oh anus, rectum
s'rrprhl marrow (of bone)
taahl ceremonial singer
tegi'n porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary
tegoksimek' I praise
tektey stomach
tektomoksek' I am angry, I am mad
tekwonekws "the cylindrical trunk for feather dresses, etc.", box, case, chest
tekwonekws 'u-kwrhl television
tekwonur hammer
tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula
tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle
telek' I am ill, I am sick, I am physically unwell
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
telogumek' I am in pain, I resent
tenpeyok' I eat much, I eat a lot, I overeat
tenumonok have bad luck wished on one, bad luck, spirits, insane
tenumonoksimek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on
tenumonoksoyek' I have bad luck wished upon me
tepolehl post of a sweathouse, "the place in the sweathouse opposite the exit, and the place of honor", middle (of a sweathouse, a valley, etc.)
tetolohlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)
tetomok be angry (at someone)
tetomoksimek' I am angry (at someone)
tetomosek' I am angry, I am mad
tew flesh
tewey forehead
tewomehl be glad, happy
tewomehlkok' I am glad, I am happy
tewon flesh
tey brother-in-law (of a man)
teytesek' I am angry
te'nah drunk
te'nahspek' I am drunk
te'noyok' I feel insulted
te'noyowok' I feel insulted
te'rekws a close-woven conical basket for seed gathering, bride's basket
te'rekws 'u-son thimble
tiiget crybaby
tikus Italian person or people
tinuumonok crazy person
tkek'wa'r pot
tkek'we'l pot, pan, kettle
tkek'we'lok' I boil
tkwep' 'u-mihl 'we-chahkwoh shorts, short pants
tmentmen throb, ache
tmook' I shoot
tmoolok' I shoot
tohtoh kidney
toksimek' I admire, I respect
tolowehl Tolowa Indian
tomsewok' I catch a lot (while hunting or fishing)
tooloh cheek, face
toomechek' I carry (a heavy basket)
too'mar friend, relative, relation
tos child!
totos father
to' hip (body part), thigh
tregepah fish with a dip net, fish with a triangle net
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
tulos aunt
tumich carrying basket
tye'womehl corner (in the back of the house)
tyohpeyok hate, dislike
tyohpeyoksimek' I hate, I dislike
tyohpishonek' I am hateful
t'weyomah basket cap
wahtey tossle in stick game
wa'aw floor
wa'awor floor
wa's'ishonowok' I am pitiful, I am wretched
wa's'ok pity
wa's'oksimek' I pity
wega'sok be unselfish
wega'soksimek' I am unselfish
wegoh go across by boat, someone who carries money settling disputes
wen woman
wenchokws woman
weno'omek' point at which another rib is added in a basket frame
weroch bachelor
wesomot bow (for arrows)
weyet Wiyot Indian
weyew be woven, be finished (of baskets)
weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)
weyoksek' I am poisoned, I have cancer
weyoksip Labrador tea
weyomenehl they copulate
weyo'opewek' I make acorn soup, I cook with hot rocks
weypegar there is an epidemic
we'yon teenage girl, young woman
wiil wheel
wina'atew third finger, ring finger
wohlkekw roof
wohlur girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony
wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful
wonik 'we-legoo jump dance
wor mode of address by a man to his wife
worme'y spinster, unmarried elderly lady
worochin bachelor
wo'omehl shelled acorn
wrhlprh stick game
wrsip braided trim on the front of a boat, made of hazel sticks
wrsrh navel
wrypu'r first part of a basket to be woven, beginning of basket
wr'rgry young person
wr'yrs girl, small girl
yegu'uh ferryman
yonikwo' become sprained
'ahkek' I urinate, I piss (of men)
'ahspah be given food or drink
'ahspek' I drink
'ahspeyu'r soup
'ahspu'm drink
'ahtemar write, draw, make basket designs, marking on baskets, paper, writing, drawing, book, newspaper
'ayekwi' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead,
etc.", hello!
'ekah hat, cap
'eka'r necklace
'ey yes
'e'gah eat in a group, have a meal, meal
'e'gu'r a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket
'e'gu'r 'wes'onah uterus
'i'i'gah dining room, table
'lahpsew openwork basket plate for eating salmon, flat basket, plate
'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric
'leptoyhl hair
'lumon eel trap, eel basket
'n-aawech my back (body part)
'n-ahpemew my mate, my spouse
'n-ahpew my wife
'n-ekchum my nephew
'n-iphl my tongue
'n-rp'r'n my nose
'n-rp'r'n 'we-tohpew my nostril
'na-rkow my armpit
'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth
'ne-chekos my mother
'ne-chkah my foot
'ne-chkar my deceased brother's widow, my deceased sister's widower, my ex-sibling-in-law
'ne-chnewk'wos my son-in-law
'ne-choch my more distant relative
'ne-chochos my more distant relative
'ne-hlp'ehl my eyelash
'ne-kik my hips
'ne-kwaa my relative by marriage, my distant relative by marriage
'ne-kwen my chest (body part)
'ne-k'ep'ch'em my daughter-in-law
'ne-let my sister, my female cousin (of a woman)
'ne-le'y my brother (of a woman)
'ne-lin my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses
'ne-luhl my mouth
'ne-me'y my daughter
'ne-mrm my son
'ne-nos my husband
'ne-paa my brother (of a man)
'ne-psech my father
'ne-romech my niece
'ne-sen my arm
'ne-wey my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)
'ne-weyech my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)
'ne-yah my stomach, my belly
'ne-ykew my younger sibling, my younger sister
'ne-ykwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)
'ne-'moo my married daughter
'ne-'rep' my eyebrow
'o chwiigin place in the mountains where one regularly sits and prays, telephone
'o krgry feather camp, dress camp (in Jump Dance)
'ochek' I sneeze
'ochomek' I sneeze
'ochomok' I sneeze
'ohlkum of course, you're welcome
'ohlpeyok' I eat from, I bite
'oloyoke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat
'olulik'w lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring
'omimos Hupa Indian
'onches bracelet
'onchok' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation
'oohl person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian
'oohl 'we-'ekah Indian cap
'oolekwehl people, world, the human world
'oolekwoh people
'orpet duck blind
'oyekwi' long for, miss, hey!, hello!, oh!
'oyii hey!, hello!, oh!
'oyuukwi' hey!, hello!, oh!
'o'lehl house, home
'o'lehl hegoh house builder
'o'lehl 'we-sohchi roof
'o'lep house, inside of house
'o'lomah house, enter!, come in!
'o'lomehl house
'o'loolekwish 'o-n name of a female spirit, Sky Woman
'rkrh fish with a net, fishing net
'rkryshek' I urinate
'rrkrhl knee
'rumichekws "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
'r'grrch sweathouse
'r'grrk sweathouse, prayer house
'ukoko'ya' up and down design on baskets
'uma'ah devil, Indian devil
'umyo' fish dam, tail end of fishing net
'upur raised ridge round basket
'up'rh backbone, string, spinal cord
'wa'al guts, intestines
'wa'alox guts, intestines
'wechonep flat sifter basket
'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw
'wes body
'weskuul strap (on basket or load of wood; traditionally usually made of elk-skin)
'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body
'we'ges Chinese person
'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)
'wohpeg 'we-'ekah work cap made of spruce
'woo white person
'woogehlmen half-breed
'woogey be holy, former people, white man, white people, at first identified with former people
'wrhlkr' bone
'wrhlkun liver
'wrhpryrh basket cap for everyday use, full cap
'wrrgryrs fair-skinned person, brave person
'wrs skin
'wrskun skin, shell, as of acorns
'yoch boat
'yoch 'u-poyew prow of a boat