Yurok dictionary

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

tetolohlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)

tewomehlkok' I am glad, I am happy

tmoolok' I shoot

wa'aw floor

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

'ne-mrm my son

chpega'r hear, ask, ear

chuu' well, goodbye, come on

hoorechewek' I weave baskets, I make baskets, I grope, I reach

ket'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)

keyom dipper basket

ke'mow food

lepehlek' I ache

much ro' automobile, car, vehicle

niigem flint, obsidian

nrprw meat

nrrmry sing songs, brush dance song

pekoyek blood

pishkah salt, sea, ocean

rechok' I paddle, I row

slekwoh shirt

soonewetek' I taste (something)

'rkrh fish with a net, fishing net

'r'grrk sweathouse, prayer house

'wrhlkr' bone

chpoksek' I think, I meditate

chprwrksimek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

chrhkwek' I am jumping center (in the brush dance)

hewolon heal, cure (the body, an illness)

hohsepek' I am ashamed

homtepek' I play, I play with, I am happy

kegey doctor, Indian doctor

kowishcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful

kyrnikrhl sprain

lewet net, fish net, salmon net

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

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

nowinepek' I am happy, I enjoy

nuneg food

pahtun neck

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

po'oh get well, heal (intr.), scar, healed sore

pu'nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

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

telogumek' I am in pain, I resent

tetomoksimek' I am angry (at someone)

tos child!

tulos aunt

'ne-let my sister, my female cousin (of a woman)

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

'ohlkum of course, you're welcome

chahkwoh pants, trousers

chekws heart

che'lohtemew be dried (of food)

chpishr'rhl mirror, window, glass

chuhl well, goodbye, so be it

chyuup'r'y comb oneself, comb

hegoorekich yerba buena tea, vine tea

hrkwtrks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish

kaamoksimek' I dislike, I hate

kemolochek' I am jealous, I envy

kenik'wechok' I steer (a boat)

krgrwrs wrist

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'"

kwoyteme'l shoulder

kwrhl image, picture, shadow, doll, movie

melok' I attend a brush dance

minek' I bet

mrwprh food carried with one, food brought by bride, packed lunch

nohlpeyek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

no'os baby basket

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)

sonchok' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction

sraach' tanned skin, quiver

syoolah dance in the brush dance (of a girl)

tewon flesh

tmentmen throb, ache

tooloh cheek, face

'ayekwi' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc.", hello!

'n-aawech my back (body part)

'ne-lin my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses

'ne-paa my brother (of a man)

'ne-romech my niece

'oolekwehl people, world, the human world

'uma'ah devil, Indian devil

chegeyonahpimek' I am tired of

chegeyonepek' I am annoyed at (someone)

che'lohtek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating

chimos uncle

chpurowok' I menstruate

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

hahpelin be lively, be happy

hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl

heyomoksek' I am lucky

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

homtah play, play with, be happy

hookw gamble

hooloyehl they are twisted, they are woven crooked, they are not straight (badly made baskets in which the uprights are not vertical)

hrhlpr' sticks (in stick game)

hrk'ryek' I hide

keromekinohl key

ket'ey be still (of anything movable), be parked, be moored

kochpoksek' I think over, I meditate

kokos mother

kry braids, hair wraps, hair tie, two braids

lekwsoo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door

ma'ahskumek' I spear

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

menewkwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

mestok line something (clothes, baskets, etc.)

mohlkwoh head

mrnr'skwry pull the skin off a fish

mrtrw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

ney greeting between women

nunepuh food, fish

pahtekws storage basket for food, "much larger" than a prhchrkws

pegem knife

pletew thumb, big toe

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

repokw doorway, porch, front porch

rewoh lip(s)

skego'oh sail, cloth, sail, rag

sketew little finger

ske'woyehl they are ripe, they are cooked

sloyonekw it slides into water (of a boat)

soninah feel, think

soonoksek' I think

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

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

tetomok be angry (at someone)

tey brother-in-law (of a man)

te'nahspek' I am drunk

toksimek' I admire, I respect

wa's'ok pity

'ahspah be given food or drink

'ahspeyu'r soup

'n-rp'r'n my nose

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-le'y my brother (of a woman)

'ne-sen my arm

'ochek' I sneeze

'omimos Hupa Indian

'o'lomah house, enter!, come in!

'rrkrhl knee

'wa'alox guts, intestines

chaanuuks young child, baby, newborn

chelogaapihl ribs

chewin mother-in-law

che'loh dry (food), bake (food), cure (food), dry by heating

chii'sh woodpecker crest, woodpecker scalp

chkiikr' fork, table fork

chnaa woman's brother-in-law

chokchoop' drum, drumstick

chrwrnrh "a network headdress falling down the nape and back", long close-woven headdress, head netting

harpun mint, mint tea

hegon spoon, scraper

hegoo' paddle

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hrhlprh stick game

hunpeyok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

ka'aal slave

kesomewehlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)

kewoy burden basket

kin fisherman

knewoletew middle (long) finger

ko'omech Orleans Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

krguuk a round is won (in a game)

krwryrh chin, jaw, beard

kwar peg, nail, lamprey awl, sewing awl, needle, wooden needle

k'enroksimek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'ensoonoksimek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

lemolok' I hook eels

loogin fish weir, fish dam, the Fish Dam at Kepel

lrhpryehl drool, saliva, spittle

lr'gr' black person

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

mechole'w eye mucus

mekey children

meloo brush dance

melo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman

meruh chego'onep' five-point buck

met'ik rectum, ass!

mewore'win towel

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

me'loh in-law whose spouse has died but who remains with spouse's family, relative

michos cousin, male cousin, elder brother

mokwsek muscle, sinew

mrtrlrp' nasal mucus, runny nose

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

nektoksimek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

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

noksimek' I think of

nooych eat food as a guest

nowinah be happy, enjoy

nowoh greeting between men

nrrmryek' I sing songs

nr'wkwrt arrow

paarew father-in-law

parkokwch guessing sticks, playing card

pechiklaa up river Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

peychew deceased grandfather

pinos older sister

plegokw headband of woodpecker scalps, headroll

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

poykoh flat basket, pan, pot

prhchrkws plain trinket basket, fancy basket

prhsrh rifle, gun

prwkwish elbow

prykrr' brain, brains

pryrm penis

pr'yp'r'w be sour

puliklaa down river people, the river Yurok

punomihl malicious thoughts (cause of illness in someone else), contamination, bad omen

pyrwrksimek' I love

pyuuweg perform the deerskin dance, deerskin dance

renek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)

rewpenek' I win (in gambling)

skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide

skuuwoloni pa'ah soda

slryhl handkerchief

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'ruhl scissors

soono'p'eyok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

so'ch'ik roof, ceiling

srahkwoh loincloth

srekw ring

sroy signal in games

srp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

sweyoksimek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

sweyoninepek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade

tewey forehead

te'noyok' I feel insulted

tikus Italian person or people

tkek'wa'r pot

tkek'we'l pot, pan, kettle

totos father

to' hip (body part), thigh

tregepah fish with a dip net, fish with a triangle net

tyohpeyok hate, dislike

wahtey tossle in stick game

weno'omek' point at which another rib is added in a basket frame

wesomot bow (for arrows)

weyew be woven, be finished (of baskets)

weyoksip Labrador tea

weyo'opewek' I make acorn soup, I cook with hot rocks

wina'atew third finger, ring finger

'eka'r necklace

'e'gu'r a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket

'n-ekchum my nephew

'ne-ykew my younger sibling, my younger sister

'oolekwoh people

'o'lomehl house

'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body

chegaanoksek' I forgive

chegeyoh small knife, pocket knife

chegeyoninepek' I am tired of

chego'onep'

chekchin salmon trap

chekwchekwah vertical stripes around a basket

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

chelogehl ribs

chelogepihl ribs

cheskew scoop net for candlefish

cheskewehl plunge net for small fish (scooped downward at high water)

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

chichos younger sibling, younger sister

chinomelek' I give away part of my winnings in a game

chinomewah young man

chi'm uncle!

chkenoowok be very stupid, be very poor

chkenoowoksek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chkrkrr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)

chmeyonen 'o 'we-'i'i'gah dinner

chmrk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chnin sister-in-law

choch relative

chohchoh apron, skirt

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

chpiigo'repek' I get ready for a race

chpoksimek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chprwrksek' I remember, I long for, I think about

chrwrnr' large fishing net

chrwrsrtrw index finger, pointer finger

chry little person

chulula' Chilula Indian

chulusew runny eyes

churp'r'y comb

chyuuk'wech steer (a boat), paddle in back

chyuuk'wechok' I steer (a boat)

ch'ig saliva, foam

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

haamur pendant worn in mourning

hahpelinepek' I am lively, I am happy

hahsehl urine

hegel dance

hehlkew 'woogey former people (having retreated inland)

hehlkiklaa Klamath River Indians

hehlku 'we-rego'oh gill net

helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle

hewoneki'r have an erection

himar 'we-chah underwear

himar 'wo-'oy underwear

himrchrwek' I weave (baskets) quickly

hle'm heel

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

hokchkehl arrow flaker

holimew be woven (baskets)

holoyu'l water for soaking basket materials

hoogech nii'n astronomer

hoolechek' I stir (a liquid), I paddle

hooloh rohkut basketball

hoonechek' I paddle upstream

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

hrmchrh adulterer

hr'rhkrhl be fresh (food, etc.)

hup'oola' Hupa Indian, the Hupa people

kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour

kaamok be disliked

kaamuuks bastard

ka'anoh blanket

ka'mt'em basket for valuables

keche'w cover on a baby basket

kegem someone who is jealous of everything

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

kenik'wech 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

keskihl lower side, woodshed anteroom

kesomewtek' I am homesick

kesomuy corpse, dead person

ket'etew palm (of hand)

ket'ket'e'y lie (of boats)

keychelew speak the medicine formula on the ninth day of a girl's first menstruation

ke'moh bailer

ke'mohpechek' I bail out

ke'mohpet bail out water

ke'mohpetechek' I bail out water

kimoleni hooloh waste basket

kmoypon spread (butter, jam, etc.)

knetew finger

knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge

knetknet arrowhead, cartridge

knewetek' I fish with a net

kohchenish large tanned deerskin used for blankets or dresses (larger than smechoy)

kopin coffee

ko'l 'ne-so'n my genitals (male or female)

krchpok' I menstruate for the first time

krch'rk row a boat

kreychoh hair ties

krgrchek' I row

krgrsrh musket

krgrtkr' fisherman

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

krtkrhl trout fishing pole

krt'r' bald person

krwrs wrist

kryrmrh skull

kr'yr' peel (fruit or vegetable)

ku wa'aw mehl meguhlsoni mop

kuch 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)

kwere'we'y dugout canoe

kweruhl snout, long nose

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

kyahto'r sweat, sweat

kya' sore, ulcer

kya'hl'oo' open sore, ulcer, open wound

kye'wolep' it capsizes, someone turns over (e.g. in a boat or a wagon)

kye'wo'l it capsizes

kyrnikrt sprain

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

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)

lem hook eels

lemolohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels

lemolo'ohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels

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

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

lo' chief builder of the Fish Dam at Kepel

lrh saliva, spittle

lr'rgrysh dark-skinned person

luuwoloyek' I cramp, I have a cramp

luu' fish with a net, set a net

markarkihl hip

ma'ahskimek' I spear

mecholep mucus in one's eye

mechomi' venereal disease, the clap

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."

mekeyowok children

mekwa'r menstrual hut

mek'woh pus

meleg excrement

melox excrement, feces, turds

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)

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

mesi'ronun a slim man

mesolehl large platter for salmon meat, openwork and larger than 'lahpsew

mestek lining of leaves in a basket

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

mes'ehl a basket for drying things in, drying basket

metolep snot

mew widower

mewipihl waist, tree trunk

mewi'm widower

mewolep' deerskin dance officiant

meychoh storage basket, "similar in shape [to pahtekws], but made altogether of hazel, without overlaying or patterns", measuring basket (for liquids)

meyoo be pregnant

me'yk'wah boil (skin affliction), pus

miikiwrh double ended boat

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mo'l sexual intercourse

mrkchr'rkrhl hip, hip bone

mrrgen lungs

mrsrw ointment

mrstrk line a basket, lining to make something warmer

mrwpok' I carry food with me

mr'p'rhl pubic hair

mun dress

munchoh dress

munchrs fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

muntrs fair-skinned person

muuwimor old men

mu'rip large basket for cooking acorn soup, cooking pot basket

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

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

nemekw adze

new breast milk

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

neyen greeting between women

nigrk half a boat, a boat with a part split off

ninicho'y saw (tool)

ninos woman married to a relative

niwah man married to a relative

ni'iyun sibling

nohchur bone hairpin

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

nooychkwek' I eat food as a guest

nooychkwok' I eat food as a guest

noy shoe

no'ohpiit belt

no'oma'r title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony

nrgrnrhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse

nrhchrr' fishhook

nrhsrpr' shave (trans.), shave oneself, razor

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

nunepew food, fish

pah neck

pah legaa scarf

par

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

pa'ahpetew bowstring

pechoch broil

pegemip wire, iron, steel, metal, sharp stone or hard wood used for making knives

pehlpe'l matches

pekwolewek' I peel sticks (for baskets)

pekwon basket used for acorn pounding

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

pesoh clitoris

pewomin a cook

pewomo'r s/he cooks for someone

peya'r cook over an open fire

piish pea

pirwrksishonowok' I am lovely

pishkaahl 'o koh seafood

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

plowah flour

ponus pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

poychekws a small basket tray for seeds used as food

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

pulekukla' downriver Indian, Yurok Indian

punomihlkok' I am contaminated, I have a pain

purchihl brush dance cap

pyurowok' I perform the sacred rites at a dance, I purify myself

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

raas rice

ra'asishon disgusting person

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

rekwetoy scarf

rekwohpeyok' I drink

rekwo'm part of the roof

remohpoh doctor dance song, doctor song

repoh doorway

repoy drum song

repoyok' I sing a song with drum beating

rewoch lip(s)

rohpir semen

rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

roksimek' I trust

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

rooysh rice

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

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

skewichokw nicely made basket, basket with good shape

skoypihl flank, side (body part)

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

skrwichewek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly

skrytrk'wrlek' I dress myself (of a woman)

skuuwolon kmoypon jam

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)

slrprh thigh, penis

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)

smeykolumek' I pine, I miss

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

smohta'r bow (for arrows)

soono' be angry, be furious, resent

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

srek'wahpiit breechcloth

srek'wepiit diaper

srpryr' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

swechoh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)

sweyoksishonowok' I am rude

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'oh anus, rectum

s'rrprhl marrow (of bone)

taahl ceremonial singer

tegoksimek' I praise

tektey stomach

tektomoksek' I am angry, I am mad

tekwonekws 'u-kwrhl television

tekwonur hammer

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

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.)

tetomosek' I am angry, I am mad

tew flesh

te'nah drunk

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

tinuumonok crazy person

tkek'we'lok' I boil

tkwep' 'u-mihl 'we-chahkwoh shorts, short pants

tohtoh kidney

tolowehl Tolowa Indian

tomsewok' I catch a lot (while hunting or fishing)

toomechek' I carry (a heavy basket)

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

tumich carrying basket

tye'womehl corner (in the back of the house)

tyohpishonek' I am hateful

t'weyomah basket cap

wa'awor floor

wa's'ishonowok' I am pitiful, I am wretched

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

weroch bachelor

weyet Wiyot Indian

weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

weyoksek' I am poisoned, I have cancer

weyomenehl they copulate

weypegar there is an epidemic

wiil wheel

wohlkekw roof

wohlur girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony

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

yegu'uh ferryman

yonikwo' become sprained

'ahkek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'ahspu'm drink

'e'gu'r 'wes'onah uterus

'i'i'gah dining room, table

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lumon eel trap, eel basket

'n-ahpemew my mate, my spouse

'n-iphl my tongue

'n-rp'r'n 'we-tohpew my nostril

'na-rkow my armpit

'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-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-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)

'ochomek' I sneeze

'ochomok' I sneeze

'ohlpeyok' I eat from, I bite

'oloyoke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat

'olulik'w lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring

'onches bracelet

'onchok' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation

'oohl 'we-'ekah Indian cap

'orpet duck blind

'oyekwi' long for, miss, hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyii hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyuukwi' hey!, hello!, oh!

'o'lehl hegoh house builder

'o'lehl 'we-sohchi roof

'o'loolekwish 'o-n name of a female spirit, Sky Woman

'rkryshek' I urinate

'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

'ukoko'ya' up and down design on baskets

'umyo' fish dam, tail end of fishing net

'upur raised ridge round basket

'up'rh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa'al guts, intestines

'wechonep flat sifter basket

'wes body

'weskuul strap (on basket or load of wood; traditionally usually made of elk-skin)

'we'ges Chinese person

'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)

'wohpeg 'we-'ekah work cap made of spruce

'woo white person