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'oohl
mewimor old man
pegrk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person
'ne-psech my father
wenchokws woman
we'yon teenage girl, young woman
huuksoh child, children
'n-ahpew my wife
perey grow old (of a woman), old woman, old lady
wr'yrs girl, small girl
cheykeni small, small person, child
kuchos grandmother
huuk child, baby
too'mar friend, relative, relation
'woogey be holy, former people, white man, white people, at first identified with former people
negenich mouse, bastard child
chines young man, teenage boy
k'ep'ew grandchild
meges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor
'ne-me'y my daughter
chinomewes young man, teenage boy
pichowos grandfather
'ne-chekos my mother
'ne-nos my husband
poy'weson chief, leader, boss, best (at doing something), headman
'ne-mrm my son
kegey doctor, Indian doctor
tos child!
tulos aunt
'ne-let my sister, my female cousin (of a woman)
'ne-paa my brother (of a man)
'ne-romech my niece
'oolekwehl people, world, the human world
'uma'ah devil, Indian devil
chimos uncle
kokos mother
tey brother-in-law (of a man)
'ne-le'y my brother (of a woman)
'omimos Hupa Indian
chaanuuks young child, baby, newborn
chewin mother-in-law
chnaa woman's brother-in-law
ka'aal slave
kin fisherman
ko'omech Orleans Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people
lr'gr' black person
mekey children
melo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman
me'loh in-law whose spouse has died but who remains with spouse's family, relative
michos cousin, male cousin, elder brother
nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger
paarew father-in-law
pechiklaa up river Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people
peychew deceased grandfather
pinos older sister
puliklaa down river people, the river Yurok
tikus Italian person or people
totos father
'n-ekchum my nephew
'ne-ykew my younger sibling, my younger sister
'oolekwoh people
chichos younger sibling, younger sister
chinomewah young man
chi'm uncle!
chmrk be angry, person who pouts, moody person
chnin sister-in-law
choch relative
chry little person
chulula' Chilula Indian
hehlkew 'woogey former people (having retreated inland)
hehlkiklaa Klamath River Indians
hoogech nii'n astronomer
hrmchrh adulterer
hup'oola' Hupa Indian, the Hupa people
kaamuuks bastard
kegem someone who is jealous of everything
krgrtkr' fisherman
krt'r' bald person
kuch grandmother
kwes'oyew prayer doctor
k'erep' widow
k'ewen widow who has cut her hair in mourning, widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder
k'ohoo unmarried mother, mother of bastards
lo' chief builder of the Fish Dam at Kepel
lr'rgrysh dark-skinned person
mekeyowok children
mesi'ronun a slim man
mew widower
mewi'm widower
munchrs fair-skinned person, white animal or bird
muntrs fair-skinned person
muuwimor old men
negi'ihl twins
nego'ohlen midwife
ninos woman married to a relative
niwah man married to a relative
ni'iyun sibling
nohpey enter one's wife's house, half-married man
nohpuuk child of a "half" (matrilocal) marriage
no'oma'r title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony
nr'rnrh Coast Yurok, Coast Indian
pewomin a cook
pulekukla' downriver Indian, Yurok Indian
ra'asishon disgusting person
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
sa'ahl have a fit, have a tantrum, ghost
sepolekikla' any tribe living in the prairies
skrwich craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede
taahl ceremonial singer
tiiget crybaby
tinuumonok crazy person
tolowehl Tolowa Indian
wegoh go across by boat, someone who carries money settling disputes
wen woman
weroch bachelor
weyet Wiyot Indian
wohlur girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony
worme'y spinster, unmarried elderly lady
worochin bachelor
wr'rgry young person
yegu'uh ferryman
'n-ahpemew my mate, my spouse
'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-kwaa my relative by marriage, my distant relative by marriage
'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-'moo my married daughter
'o'lehl hegoh house builder
'o'loolekwish 'o-n name of a female spirit, Sky Woman
'we'ges Chinese person
'woo white person
'woogehlmen half-breed
'wrrgryrs fair-skinned person, brave person
