Yurok dictionary

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

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chemin hog's fennel, doctor's pain

chenoh red cod

cheporeg be cold weather

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

chepore'hl it is cold weather

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

cheriku' swamp robin

cheycheyes mosquito

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

chiigry huckleberry

chiik hegoh money snake

chiik mehl 'i'ikew money snake

chiip nuthatch

chiishep' flower, flowering plant

chiki chicken

chkemkoh flint used in face tattooing

chkip'o'r a type of plant

chkip'rhl snowdrop flower

chki'wor clover

chkohpin blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

chkweges hair seal

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

chmey yesterday, late

chmeyaan yesterday

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

chmeyonen be evening, evening

chmeyonen hoogech evening star

chme'y it is evening

chmuuk wild cat, bobcat

chohkiks gnat

chohpos fly (insect)

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

Chokik 'We-Roy the creek at Chokik

chomi'sh noon

choolekw down, downhill

choolew below, downhill

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"

chpegaa cormorant

chprgr' razor clam

chrgiku' swamp robin

chrgish a small woodpecker

chrgrchryrh kingsnake

chrhkryehl they are bright colored

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

chrnup licorice fern

chrrnun sprout, young plant

chrwrsr' seventh month in old Yurok calendar

Chulu Bald Hills

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

chwin say, speak, pray

chwinkah pray together

chwinkepek' I say, I speak, I pray

chwinkor word

chwinkuk sayings, language

chye'w make music

chye'wol musical instrument

chye'wolek' I make music, I play music

chyr'r'y black bear

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

chyr'r'y 'u-pyah bearberries

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

ch'e'gi' black oak, live oak

ch'iiyo' locust, cricket

ch'ishah dog

ch'uch'ish bird, small bird

haalop glue from a tree

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

harpuch ant

harpun mint, mint tea

ha'aag rock

ha'aag ni yegun alum root

hega'p'oh cottonwood

hegoomumek' I say, I speak to

hegoorekich yerba buena tea, vine tea

hegor month

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hehlkew in the mountains, mountain

hehlkik inland, in the mountains

Hehlkik 'We-Roy Klamath River

hehlku ashore, on land

Hehlku Srr Maynot Creek

hehlkusleg live surf fish, smelt

hekwo'l butter clam

hekwo'l so'n oyster

hekwsa' whale

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

heyomus skunk

he'mi' pigeon

he'wonek wild oats

hichmey the day before yesterday

hichoo below, downhill, a little bit downhill

hichoy below, underneath

hikoch across (water)

hikoh across (water)

hikon formerly, once, long ago, in the past

hikoni formerly, once

hiko'ch'uk across (water)

himar below, under, underneath

himarkik below, underneath

hima'rk'uk below, underneath

himech front, in front

hinahpch behind (a person), following behind

Hineg a Tolowa town on Smith River, Smith River

hinoy after, behind

hinoyk after, behind

hino' after, behind, following

hipech upriver, upstream, a little bit upriver

hipur a little bit downriver, down below, northward

hipureyow northward, toward the (Klamath) river mouth

hir inland, north side

hirken inland

hirkik inland

hitoy here

hiwoh across the sea, halfway

hiwon above, a little way above

Hiwow a house in Rek'woy

hiwo'nik above

hi'nk'ehl white oak

hlkehl land, ground, clay, dirt

hlkelikra' shrew, mole

hlkeyom clay

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones

hlke'mohlkek' I shut up

hlkohl mud

hlkoolon be muddy, mud

hlkrhlkrpich spotted fawn

hlkrrwrs lizard, salamander, water dog

hlkwrtrkws frog

hlmeyep'i'r rattlesnake

hlmeyip'a'r rattlesnake

hlprgrp' flounder

hl'ekwelechek' I snore

hl'ewkwelinichek' I snore

hl'ewkwelochek' I snore

hl'ohkohl 'we-nrh thunder berry

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

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

holihl kaap' hazel

holihl 'wr-nrh hazelnuts

homonah live oak

hoogech star

hoogech nii'n astronomer

hoogech 'u-m falling star

hoogechoy be starry (night)

Hop'ew a village in the current location of Klamath

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

ho'mono' tanoak

ho'olek brake fern, bracken fern

ho'ow cedar

hrgrrwrhl flowering dogwood

hrhlkrh brodiaea bulb, bulb, potato, tumor, tumor

hrk'wrh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

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 Hupa

Hup'oo ni hrk'wrh jackrabbit

hu'uh nut

hu'uup' hazel

kaameg be bad weather

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

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

kaap' gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild

kaap'ehl brush (vegetation)

kahkah sturgeon

kahkah 'we-nep hog's fennel

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kechi' it is daylight

kechoy all day

keges dried surf fish

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kege'y there is lightning

kegor porpoise

kego'sneg seagull

kehlkem red clay, floor

kelok goose

kelomehl fall, autumn

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

Kenek a village on the Klamath

Kenek Pul a village downriver from Kenek

Kenek 'We-Roy Tuley Creek

kepchenish fawn

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

keromecha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

kes down

kesomewet on the left

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

Keykem a village on the Klamath

keyoh early fall, early autumn

keyohkemoh early fall, early autumn

keyomop' whirlpool

keyoweyus entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

ke'win eel

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 redwood tree

Kihl 'O Tep Himar a fishing place on the Klamath

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

kikwten moss, rotten wood

kipun be winter, winter

kishen be summer, summer

klew waterfall

kle'up'oh clover, brush, flora

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

knewolek sea serpent

knewoleta' eighth month in old Yurok calendar

Knewsep a long prairie

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

knuuu hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kohchaawech sixth month in old Yurok calendar

kohchehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kohchewech first month in old Yurok calendar, one month

Kohpey Crescent City, site of Crescent City

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

kotkoti'r wild celery

kotkoti'r 'u-segon gambleweed

koyaak'w starfish

koykuu'l hollow rock (lucky)

koypoh in the morning, early, early morning

koypoh hoogech morning star

ko'ses crab

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

krhpr' thimbleberry tree

kriich a plant used as a herb

krkrnrwich daddy longlegs

krmsrhl large white edible mushroom

krrchrh mountain ridge

krrmrchr' ninth month in old Yurok calendar

krrnit duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

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

kuchkuch angleworm, worms for bait

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

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kwegeru'r pig, hog

kwegey kingsnake

kwegokw raven

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

kwesaalewek' I am hoarse

kwesaalochek' I speak hoarsely, I sing hoarsely

kweschin strawberry

kweykweyur whistle

kweykweyurowok' I whistle a song

kweyuch a bird now extinct

kwich a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kwomkepek' I groan

kwo'ro'r candlefish

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

kwryrchek' I whistle

kwryrh whistle, whistle

kwryrwek' I whistle (esp. in calling someone)

kwrytrp an edible plant with white flowers

kwryumek' I whistle to (someone)

kwr'r'i' towhee (bird)

kyah rise (sun or moon), spring (season), vernal

kyahcheni vernal

kyeseks gopher

kyosekws gopher

k'erosegon scorpion

k'etk'ehl sweet colt's foot

k'e'go' there is lightning

k'oo'y jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych'i jay, bluejay

k'rrch' crow, flock of crows

k'rrch' 'we-chiishep' lupin

k'rrch' 'wr-nrh twinberry

k'rr' crow

k'rr' segon blackbird

k'yow swan

laamohlek' I make a noise by pounding

laapishkah along the seashore

la'asehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

legech mudhen, coot

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

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

lehlkem skunk cabbage leaves

lehlkoo' fall, be heard (noises)

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

lekoni hoogech falling star, shooting star

lekw outside, out

lekwo'hl it falls in (a building, etc.), it fills the air (a noise)

lekwsew outside

lekwsi outside

lemege'hl there is a loud noise

leme'm rumble

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

lepchoh fur

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leptenoksi'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

lewkwenohl be cloudy

leychehl blackberry

leyes snake

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

leyolekws snake, water-snake

le'go' fisher

le'wo'l greasewood, snowbrush

lochomuuk tadpole

locho'm toad

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohpi'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

lohtun lingcod, snapper

loksi'hl it is a year

lo'liphl sting of insect, fang of snake

lo'ogenew dark things

lo'ogeni dark

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)

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.)

lrgr'l buzzard, vulture

lrpsuwr'y it is covered in mist

lrptrnu'rwr'y it is bad weather

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

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

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

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

maak'wit'p'ohl camp robber

maay clear (of weather), pass by

mahkew salal

mahkuhl salal berry

mechaanep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

megah swallow (bird)

megesik weasel

megey 'o'rowi' mourning dove

megokw dog, barking dog

mego'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

megrsik weasel

mehl chegishew shootingstar (flower)

mehl regookwsin chiishep' mission bells (plant)

mehl seges'ew shooting star

mekwchek snail

mekwchoh sea snail

mekwta' stump

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

menomen Juneberry

meroyoo fifth month in old Yurok calendar

meruh chego'onep' five-point buck

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

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

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

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

mewe's

mewihl elk

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

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

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

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

me'gech trillium

me'woo a fish (sp.)

me'yehl stinging nettle

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

me'yk'welep poison ivy

me'yk'weluup' poison oak

miiks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

mohka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

mohkoh head louse, head lice

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

mo'ohpir fog

mo'ohpirk be foggy

mrk crane, heron

mrk 'we-chiishep' lupin, lupine

mrkwrhl mountain, peak, hill

mrkwrmrkw mountain

mrkwrmrkwrhl mountain chain

mrkwtiks crane

mrnr's fish skin

mrr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

mrrn river duck

mrr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

mrwrsishleg biting lizard

mr'lus a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mr'rh skin, hide, fur of animal

mr'rrwr' mock orange

mr'rx gills

mulah horse

mulmul wild currant

mulomul wild currant

muncha'r be white (trees, etc.)

munchey be white

muncheyowok' I am white

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

munchok's it is white (flat things)

munchrh be white, (of round things) be light-colored (of plants, etc.)

munchrs fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

muniprni thistle

muntrs fair-skinned person

muntr'ry be white (animals, birds)

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

Murekw a village on the Klamath

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

musmus cow, bull, cattle

muuhlmuuhl berry of Indian peach tree

muulomuul Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

nahschewen night

nahschuh last night

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

negah swallow (bird)

negahse'wey rainbow

negenich mouse, bastard child

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

Negono' a place below Keykem

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

nekichwey rainbow

nekwel porcupine

nenipek'w sucker fish

nenipuch' sucker fish

neni'r black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

nepe'wish fish (generic)

nepe'wishneg otter

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

nepoyech clover

nepoyoch greens, hay

nepoyon wild parsley, greens, hay

nepuy salmon

ne'muup' vetch, lupine

niigem flint, obsidian

nikwech grizzly bear

nikwech 'wr-nrh red gooseberry

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

nohsoo tenth month in old Yurok calendar

nolit burl (on a redwood tree)

noochek' I make a noise

nooloochek' I answer

noosooch noise made by something living

nosonos tick (insect)

nospew skate, a mythological character

now away

nowrep'ch'oy weed

noykwos shrew

nrhpry berry

nrhpryuup' huckleberry bush

nrlrmrkrhl stump

nrrgr barnacles

nryrt duck, ducks

paamew octopus

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamus octopus

pahkwo' willow, red willow

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

pechik up river, upstream, far upriver

pechku upriver, upstream

pechog sugar-pine nut

pechogoo' sugar pine with long cones

pecholoo' sugar-pine tree

pechow upriver, upstream

pechu upriver, upstream

pega'r yellowhammer

pegihl musmus bull

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

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)

pekoyoh be red

pekoyok's it is red (flat things)

pekoyop' it is red (water)

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

Pekwtuhl a village between the Klamath and Trinity where they meet

Pelin Krrchrh the ridge above Pekwtuhl

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

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

pes'es hemlock

peton small red clover with edible roots

pewolah terrace, stones used to pave a floor

peyken colored mud

pe'wish lake porpoise

pe'wol soapstone

piish pea

pishkaahl ocean, sea

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

pishkaahl ni ke'm seafood

pishkaahl ni regook sea trout

pishkaahl 'o koh seafood

pishkah salt, sea, ocean

pishka'ik ni ke'win moray eel

pish'on scale of fish

pi'ih mussel

pi'itah ironwood

pi'iyrs fresh-water clam, razor clam

pkwo'olo' maple

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

pli'wes gray squirrel

pli'wores a kind of owl

ploosaakw black oak acorn

plrrgrchek' I talk too loud

plrrsek' I make a loud noise, I am loud

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

pohsey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

ponches white deer

pontet ashes

pookw screech owl

popoluhl skunk cabbage

Poykoh 'O Lep a knoll just north of Big Lagoon

pregonish condor

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

prgish bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

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

prgrn small willow, blue willow

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.)

prkryrh be red (round things)

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

prnchrch dust

prnchrh be gray (deer)

prrnekish dead eel in water

prwkwin onion

prwrh south

prwrw south, town

prwry south

pr'rk dried mussel

pul below (lower down the river)

pulekuk down river, at the river mouth

pulekw down river, at the river mouth

pulews daddy longlegs

pulik down river, far down river, at the river mouth

Pulik Srrnry Hunters Creek

puloyoh below (lower down the river)

pumonah redbud

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

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

pusi cat, house cat

pusi 'we-chpega'r cat's ears

puuk deer, deer meat

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

pu'nos tumble bug

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

pyaap'try be reddish, be manzanita-colored

pyah manzanita berry

pyegaagoh eleventh month in old Yurok calendar

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

raak creek

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

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

rekoreks seabird nest

rekoyoysh white flint used for cutting

rek'woy river mouth

Rek'woy Requa

rep'choy weed garden

res'oges nest

rewkwo'hl it is misty

re'go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

re'noh feather

riik'ew shore, sandbar, ashore, river's edge, shore line

rikoret sparrow hawk

rohpi'hl it clears (of weather)

rohtun bullhead (fish)

roo be a particular time, time, hour

roogech there is an echo, echo

roogech' there is an echo

rooget tan-oak bark, oak bark

rookw wind

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

rootah sun ray

rootep' it is a particular time

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

rorir snow

rori' it snows

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

ro'otet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

ro'r it snows

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'agochek' I speak Yurok, I speak our language, I speak Indian

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

sahksah hail, hail

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"

sa'ro' sea anemone

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

segep coyote

segep 'u-pry rainbow

segep 'we-chiik poppy

segep 'we-chiishep' poppy

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sekws parsley

sekwsew quahog clam

sekwsoh wild parsnip

sepolah valley, field, prairie

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

skeli down

skelik down

skelikra' gopher

skep'ol wyethia angustifolia

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

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

skewoogechek' I sound good

skoyom bat (animal)

skoyon be blue

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

sloowehl wild oats

sloyhl dried eel

sloyhlketo' 'wr-nrh red huckleberry

smechken chipmunk

smegech white sturgeon

smesmemohl

soch say, speak

sochpeyewek' I say, I speak, I reply

sohchi up, on top, above, on

soonoch sounds

soool yew

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

so'oo 'we-laay Milky Way

spegii fish hawk, chicken hawk

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

Sreg Hikoh a place across from Sregon

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

Sreg Pulekw a place just downriver from Sregon

Sreg Won a place just uphill from Sregon

Sregon a village on the Klamath

Srepor a village site south of Churey

Srprh a village along the Klamath

srrnrh be a particular color

srrnrk'ws it is very windy weather

srrt apple owl

sruuk'wi columbine, red columbine

sryrkrt robin, redbreasted robin

stohstek' small fir tree

Stoowen a village along the Klamath

Sumig Patrick's Point

swegoopihl pour with rain

swoopi'hl pour with rain, rain hard

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

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'ooch' s/he makes a noise

syo'oogechek' I grunt, I make a noise

syo'oogen grunt, make a noise

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'eyoh pounding stone

s'e' 'we-nrh madrone berry

s'e'goh madrone tree

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

s'rktr'ry be light brown (animals)

s'rwrh blue grouse

taanep be yellow

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

ta'amo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

ta'anoy'hl it is hot weather, it is sunny

ta'ehl be hot weather

tegerumek' I talk, I pray, I make medicine

tegerupek' I talk to myself

tegetor salmonberry shoots

tegeto' sea eggs (sea urchin)

tege'mur snowbird

tege'y flea

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

tegi'n ch'uch'ish canary

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

teguuk dive, play like a beaver, beaver

tektekoh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

tektome'l white salmon

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

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

ten rain

tenenew clump of grass

tenpewe'hl it is raining, rain, storm

tenurip mockingbird

tepoo tree, large fir tree

tepoonohl forest, in a forest

terit spotted sandpiper

tesir beaver

teton rush (plant)

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewol ni tepoo spruce tree

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast

tewolew ni tepoo Sitka spruce

tikwoh cove, gap in mountain

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

tikwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

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

Tmry 'We-Roy Cannery Creek

toh talk, use language

tohkow talk in a group

tohpoh wild iris

tohsoh doe

tohta'r grasshopper

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohto'r grasshopper

tokus pelican

tok'olew coo (of a baby)

tolowechek' I speak Tolowa

tolowoochek' I speak Tolowa

tomowohlek' I chatter

tonpewe'hl it is showery

toykem camas (plant)

trgrnrp mockingbird

trgrs rat

trgrw speak, settle a dispute

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

trhkun fish head, salmon head

trkiiksrch a poisonous mushroom

trkrku' valley quail

trkrrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

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

trwrmrs bee, yellowjacket

trwrr locust

tumonoks tule (plant)

tumrhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuuk tail of fish, salmon tail

tuup sword fern

tuuptuup sword fern

tuuup flying squirrel

tu'nryk a fork in a river

twegoh raccoon

Twehlkar a place along the Klamath above Srpr'

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

Wahsekw a village on the Klamath, Martin's Ferry

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

wechew chinquapin nut

wechew sea urchin

Wechpek'w a spring at Wechpus

wechpus confluence

Wechpus Weitchpec (the town), a point projecting from the north side of the river into the Klamath estuary

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

Wehlkwew a village across the river from Rek'woy

welogooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

weniphl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

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

weno'omoksi'hl it is a particular season

wentokws female (animal or bird)

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

weyoksip Labrador tea

we'not wing

wishew be jet black

wogi middle, in the middle

wogorup plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

wohkelo' pepperwood

wohlkechi' it is morning

Wohpekumew 'u-mesew pink honeysuckle

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

Wohpekumew 'we-no'oy segon pitcher plant

wohpekw across the sea, west

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

wohpew across the sea, west

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

wohpi island

wohpuk into water

wohpunika' sea otter

won up, above

wonekuk up, above, on

wonekw up, above, uphill (from the river)

wonep' hill

wonew above, overhead, in the mountains, higher, in the hills

wonewsleg moon, sun

wonewslepah rainbow

wonik upward

wonkew leached acorns, leaching acorns

wonkewek' I leach acorns, I make bread

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

wonoyoo up, high up

wonu up, above, over, on top of

wonu 'we-laayekah rainbow

wonukuk above, overhead

wook morning, dawn, be morning

wooles unshelled acorn

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

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

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.)

wooyhl all night, overnight

worme'y 'we-chiishep' escholtzia

woru overhead, on the surface

wo'kegep cricket

wo'omehl shelled acorn

wrchpit larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

wrgrs fox

wrhkwich fir-tree bark (used for firewood)

wrhlkihl kelp

wrms worm, worms

wrr body louse

wrrsek' I yell

wrtpit Jerusalem cricket

wrtprs leech

wrych'rk puppy

wrych'rks puppy

wr'r' tree toad, tree frog

wr'tnrr mare's tail, horse tail

yegom mountain quail

ye'w the sun sets

ye'wome'y the sun sets

yr' abalone shell, haliotis

yr'rnr' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

'ah thorn

'ahkechoyp' thorn, prickle

'ahkechoyp'ehl mass of briar bushes

'echkwoh sea lion

'ehlkehl clay

'eskew turtle (large)

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

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

'ewaa salmonberry bush

'ewom slug

'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

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

'O Chaahl a village site on the Klamath

'O Chaahl 'We-Repokw a place

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

'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 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

'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

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