Yurok dictionary
Your search: semantic domain snakes and slimy animals
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Broader semantic domain: animals
Related semantic domain(s):
birds, bugs and insects, fish and sea life, mammals
Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic
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chiik hegoh money snake
chiik mehl 'i'ikew money snake
chrgrchryrh kingsnake
hlke'goop' slug, banana slug
hlkrrwrs lizard, salamander, water dog
hlkwrtrkws frog
hlmeyep'i'r rattlesnake
hlmeyip'a'r rattlesnake
kuchkuch angleworm, worms for bait
kwegey kingsnake
leyes snake
leyolekws snake, water-snake
lochomuuk tadpole
locho'm toad
lo'liphl sting of insect, fang of snake
mekwchek snail
mewom gophersnake, bullsnake
mrwrsishleg biting lizard
wrms worm, worms
wrtprs leech
wr'r' tree toad, tree frog
'eskew turtle (large)
'ewom
'o'rowi' dove, mourning dove, lizard
Dictionary entry
'ewom • n • slug
Lexicon record # 4267 | Source reference: FS(WB:FS18)
Semantic
domain: snakes and slimy animals
Sentence examples
(4)
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[Hoore'mos hes wi' k'i 'ewom?] 'Ee.
[Is the slug a hoore'mos?] Yes.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Leyes hes wi' k'i 'ewom?] Paa', nimi hi' leyes wi' k'i 'ewom.
[Is the slug a leyes?] No, slug isn't a snake.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
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[Ti'nisho wi' ku hlke'goop?] Ku hlke'goop kwel... 'ewom wish ku hlke'goop.
[What is the slug?] The slug is 'ewom.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology
(AS1,
1962 or 1963)
