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charkoo dried fish head, gills

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

chegechihl red-breasted sapsucker

chegemem hummingbird

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

chegii nuthatch, sparrow

chegiikor oriole

chegikw swamp robin, winter robin

chego'onep' four-point buck

chegun fallfish, king salmon

chekas donkey

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

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

chek'or periwinkle

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chenoh red cod

cheriku' swamp robin

cheycheyes mosquito

chiik hegoh money snake

chiik mehl 'i'ikew money snake

chiip nuthatch

chiki chicken

chkweges hair seal

chkwohl steelhead

chmegok coyote

chmuuk wild cat, bobcat

chohkiks gnat

chohpos fly (insect)

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

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

chulu ni negenich jumping mouse

chyr'r'y black bear

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

ch'iiyo' locust, cricket

ch'ishah dog

ch'uch'ish bird, small bird

harpuch ant

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

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

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

hewoy surf fish

heyomus skunk

he'mi' pigeon

hlkelikra' shrew, mole

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlkrhlkrpich spotted fawn

hlkrrwrs lizard, salamander, water dog

hlkwrtrkws frog

hlmeyep'i'r rattlesnake

hlmeyip'a'r rattlesnake

hlprgrp' flounder

hotmon baby rabbit

hrk'wrh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

hrrnr' barnacle

huhuhurchin a type of wren

hupupos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Hup'oo ni hrk'wrh jackrabbit

kaames evil water creature, shark

kahkah sturgeon

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

keges dried surf fish

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kegor porpoise

kego'sneg seagull

kelok goose

kepchenish fawn

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

ke'win eel

knewolek sea serpent

knuuu hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

koyaak'w starfish

ko'ses crab

krgrpihl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

krhkrh small turtle

krhlkrh small turtle, crab

krhlkrh segon scorpion

krkrnrwich daddy longlegs

krrnit duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

krychrgrh braid one's hair, mink

krychrhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kuchkuch angleworm, worms for bait

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

kweyuch a bird now extinct

kwo'ro'r candlefish

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

kwrykwryrch screech owl

kwr'r'i' towhee (bird)

kyeseks gopher

kyosekws gopher

k'erosegon scorpion

k'oo'y jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych'i jay, bluejay

k'rrch' crow, flock of crows

k'rr' crow

k'rr' segon blackbird

k'yow swan

legech mudhen, coot

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

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

lepchoh fur

leyes snake

leyolekws snake, water-snake

le'go' fisher

lochomuuk tadpole

locho'm toad

lohtun lingcod, snapper

lo'liphl sting of insect, fang of snake

lrgr'l buzzard, vulture

maak'wit'p'ohl camp robber

megah swallow (bird)

megesik weasel

megey 'o'rowi' mourning dove

megokw dog, barking dog

megrsik weasel

mekwchek snail

mekwchoh sea snail

meruh chego'onep' five-point buck

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

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

mewihl elk

mewihl 'u-segon canvasback

mewihl 'we-s'ech elk horn

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

me'woo a fish (sp.)

miiks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

mohkoh head louse, head lice

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

mrk crane, heron

mrkwtiks crane

mrnr's fish skin

mrr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

mrrn river duck

mrwrsishleg biting lizard

mr'lus a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mr'rh skin, hide, fur of animal

mr'rx gills

mulah horse

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

musmus cow, bull, cattle

negah swallow (bird)

negenich mouse, bastard child

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

nekwel porcupine

nenipek'w sucker fish

nenipuch' sucker fish

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

nepuy salmon

nikwech grizzly bear

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

nosonos tick (insect)

nospew skate, a mythological character

noykwos shrew

nrrgr barnacles

nryrt duck, ducks

paamew octopus

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamus octopus

pa'aahl 'wrrp' dragonfly

pega'r yellowhammer

pegihl musmus bull

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

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

pe'wish lake porpoise

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

pish'on scale of fish

pi'ih mussel

pi'iyrs fresh-water clam, razor clam

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

pli'wes gray squirrel

pli'wores a kind of owl

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

ponches white deer

pookw screech owl

pregonish condor

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

prgish bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

prgr'm seal

prgr'rh sea boots (a sea creature)

prrnekish dead eel in water

pr'rk dried mussel

pulews daddy longlegs

pusi cat, house cat

puuk deer, deer meat

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

puuktek deer

pu'nos tumble bug

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

rekoreks seabird nest

res'oges nest

re'noh feather

rikoret sparrow hawk

rohtun bullhead (fish)

saa'agoch seaweed bug

sa'ahl 'u-'wrrp' miller moth

sa'ro' sea anemone

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

segep coyote

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sekwsew quahog clam

sepolah ni 'e'gol meadowlark

shiip sheep

skelikra' gopher

skoyom bat (animal)

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

sloyhl dried eel

smechken chipmunk

smegech white sturgeon

spegii fish hawk, chicken hawk

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

srrt apple owl

sryrkrt robin, redbreasted robin

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'rwrh blue grouse

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

tektome'l white salmon

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

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tenurip mockingbird

terit spotted sandpiper

tesir beaver

tohsoh doe

tohta'r

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohto'r grasshopper

tokus pelican

trgrnrp mockingbird

trgrs rat

trhkun fish head, salmon head

trkrku' valley quail

trkrrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

trktrk mallard

trkwtrm dentalium shell

trprkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

trwrmrs bee, yellowjacket

trwrr locust

tumrhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuuk tail of fish, salmon tail

tuuup flying squirrel

twegoh raccoon

twrrni'sh spawning salmon

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wechew sea urchin

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

wentokws female (animal or bird)

we'not wing

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

wohpunika' sea otter

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

wo'kegep cricket

wrchpit larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

wrgrs fox

wrhlkihl kelp

wrms worm, worms

wrr body louse

wrtpit Jerusalem cricket

wrtprs leech

wrych'rk puppy

wrych'rks puppy

wr'r' tree toad, tree frog

yegom mountain quail

yr' abalone shell, haliotis

yr'rnr' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

'echkwoh sea lion

'eskew turtle (large)

'ewom slug

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

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsun down

'ohpos king salmon

'onopich sea pigeon, small seagull

'o'rowi' dove, mourning dove, lizard

'rhlkrh female dog, bitch

'rnchrh abalone shell

'up'es backbone of fish (taken out and dried)

'up'oy salmon sperm

'wa-rpish its nape (of a salmon)

'wahchehl civet cat

'wahtey sea moss, kelp (seaweed)

'wech louse egg, nits

'wechken louse eggs, nits, mites

'wechoh sea eggs (sea urchin)

'wes spider

'wes 'wr-nr' spider web

'wo'hlp'e'y angelica root, bitter part of a fish

'wrhlkr'ishneg wolf

'wrrp' butterfly

'wryhl egg (of bird)

'wryhl 'u-munchey egg white

'wryken fat part of fish between fins and gills

'yekwhl maggot, worm

'yrrnr' barnacle, shell of shellfish