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nepuy salmon

ch'ishah dog

segep coyote

puuk deer, deer meat

locho'm toad

ch'uch'ish bird, small bird

kahkah sturgeon

'o'rowi' dove, mourning dove, lizard

ke'win eel

leyes snake

negenich mouse, bastard child

twegoh raccoon

hlkrrwrs lizard, salamander, water dog

'wryhl egg (of bird)

chegemem hummingbird

chyr'r'y black bear

mewihl elk

megokw dog, barking dog

kwegeru'r pig, hog

nepe'wishneg otter

pusi cat, house cat

wrgrs fox

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

chohpos fly (insect)

mrkwtiks crane

pi'ih mussel

'echkwoh sea lion

chpegaa cormorant

mulah horse

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

tege'mur snowbird

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

'eskew turtle (large)

nikwech grizzly bear

terit spotted sandpiper

tuuk tail of fish, salmon tail

'yekwhl maggot, worm

cheycheyes mosquito

chprgr' razor clam

harpuch ant

heyomus skunk

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kelok goose

k'rr' crow

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

tege'y flea

tokus pelican

he'mi' pigeon

hlmeyep'i'r rattlesnake

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

ko'ses crab

mekwchoh sea snail

mrk crane, heron

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

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

trhkun fish head, salmon head

trkrku' valley quail

'ewom slug

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

chekas donkey

hlkelikra' shrew, mole

hrk'wrh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

kego'sneg seagull

kuchkuch angleworm, worms for bait

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lrgr'l buzzard, vulture

mrrn river duck

nosonos tick (insect)

pish'on scale of fish

pu'nos tumble bug

rohtun bullhead (fish)

sa'ro' sea anemone

skoyom bat (animal)

sloyhl dried eel

spegii fish hawk, chicken hawk

trkrrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

'wahchehl civet cat

chegechihl red-breasted sapsucker

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chmuuk wild cat, bobcat

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

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

keges dried surf fish

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

kwo'ro'r candlefish

k'oo'y jay, bluejay

k'yow swan

le'go' fisher

mrwrsishleg biting lizard

mr'lus a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mr'rx gills

nryrt duck, ducks

pi'iyrs fresh-water clam, razor clam

prgish bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

pr'rk dried mussel

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

yegom mountain quail

chegun fallfish, king salmon

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

chkweges hair seal

chohkiks gnat

chrgrchryrh kingsnake

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

hekwsa' whale

hlkwrtrkws frog

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kegor porpoise

kepchenish fawn

knewolek sea serpent

knuuu hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

koyaak'w starfish

krrnit duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kwegokw raven

kweyuch a bird now extinct

k'oo'ych'i jay, bluejay

legech mudhen, coot

leyolekws snake, water-snake

megesik weasel

mekwchek snail

meruh chego'onep' five-point buck

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

mohkoh head louse, head lice

musmus cow, bull, cattle

nekwel porcupine

nenipuch' sucker fish

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

paamew octopus

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

pli'wes gray squirrel

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

pregonish condor

prrnekish dead eel in water

re'noh feather

sekwsew quahog clam

smechken chipmunk

sryrkrt robin, redbreasted robin

s'rwrh blue grouse

tesir beaver

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

trgrs rat

trwrmrs bee, yellowjacket

tuuup flying squirrel

wentokws female (animal or bird)

wrchpit larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character

wrms worm, worms

wrych'rks puppy

wr'r' tree toad, tree frog

yr'rnr' abalone shell, haliotis

'rhlkrh female dog, bitch

'wryken fat part of fish between fins and gills

charkoo dried fish head, gills

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

chegii nuthatch, sparrow

chegiikor oriole

chegikw swamp robin, winter robin

chego'onep' four-point buck

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

chek'or periwinkle

chenoh red cod

cheriku' swamp robin

chiik hegoh money snake

chiik mehl 'i'ikew money snake

chiip nuthatch

chiki chicken

chkwohl steelhead

chmegok coyote

chorek'wik ni mrk green heron

chorek'wik ni 'wrrp moth

chorime'w "the name of the beaver in a myth"

chrgiku' swamp robin

chrgish a small woodpecker

chulu ni negenich jumping mouse

ch'ek wren

ch'iiyo' locust, cricket

hehlkusleg live surf fish, smelt

hekwo'l butter clam

hekwo'l so'n oyster

hekwsa' 'u-mr'rx

hewiye'm dentalium shell, 2 inch

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

hewoy surf fish

hlke'goop' slug, banana slug

hlkrhlkrpich spotted fawn

hlmeyip'a'r rattlesnake

hlprgrp' flounder

hotmon baby 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

krgrpihl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

krhkrh small turtle

krhlkrh small turtle, crab

krhlkrh segon scorpion

krkrnrwich daddy longlegs

krychrgrh braid one's hair, mink

krychrhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

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

kwegey kingsnake

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'rrch' crow, flock of crows

k'rr' segon blackbird

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

lepchoh fur

lochomuuk tadpole

lohtun lingcod, snapper

lo'liphl sting of insect, fang of snake

maak'wit'p'ohl camp robber

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowi' mourning dove

megrsik weasel

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

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

mokwchech nightfish

mo'lekws moth

mrnr's fish skin

mrr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

mr'rh skin, hide, fur of animal

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

negah swallow (bird)

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

nenipek'w sucker fish

nepe'wish fish (generic)

nospew skate, a mythological character

noykwos shrew

nrrgr barnacles

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamus octopus

pa'aahl 'wrrp' dragonfly

pega'r yellowhammer

pegihl musmus bull

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

pli'wores a kind of owl

ponches white deer

pookw screech owl

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

prgr'm seal

prgr'rh sea boots (a sea creature)

pulews daddy longlegs

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

puuktek deer

rekoreks seabird nest

res'oges nest

rikoret sparrow hawk

saa'agoch seaweed bug

sa'ahl 'u-'wrrp' miller moth

sech dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

sepolah ni 'e'gol meadowlark

shiip sheep

skelikra' gopher

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

smegech white sturgeon

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

srrt apple owl

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

tegeto' sea eggs (sea urchin)

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

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tenurip mockingbird

tohsoh doe

tohta'r grasshopper

tohtet eagle

tohtonos beetle

tohto'r grasshopper

trgrnrp mockingbird

trktrk mallard

trkwtrm dentalium shell

trprkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

trwrr locust

tumrhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

twrrni'sh spawning salmon

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wechew sea urchin

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wehlkem groundhog

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

wrhlkihl kelp

wrr body louse

wrtpit Jerusalem cricket

wrtprs leech

wrych'rk puppy

yr' abalone shell, haliotis

'aamoh sea eel

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

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsun down

'ohpos king salmon

'onopich sea pigeon, small seagull

'rnchrh abalone shell

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

'up'oy salmon sperm

'wa-rpish its nape (of a salmon)

'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

'wrhlkr'ishneg wolf

'wrrp' butterfly

'wryhl 'u-munchey egg white

'yrrnr' barnacle, shell of shellfish