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chahkwoh pants, trousers
chegeyoh small knife, pocket knife
chekwchekwah vertical stripes around a basket
chelog close woven basket for seeds, fancy basket for valuables
chik'war chair, stool
chkrkrr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)
chohchoh apron, skirt
chopele'y short blanket coat, baby's rabbit skin blanket
chpishr'rhl mirror, window, glass
chrwrnrh "a network headdress falling down the nape and back", long close-woven headdress, head netting
churp'r'y comb
chyuuk'wech steer (a boat), paddle in back
chyuuk'wechok' I steer (a boat)
chyuup'r'y comb oneself, comb
ch'wona' coat
haamoh bear grass, used in basket making
haamur pendant worn in mourning
hegon spoon, scraper
hegoo' paddle
hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl
helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle
himar 'we-chah underwear
himar 'wo-'oy underwear
himrchrwek' I weave (baskets) quickly
hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones
hohkum 'u-prhchekws storage basket for tobacco
hokchkehl arrow flaker
holihl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel
holimek' I weave (baskets)
holimew be woven (baskets)
holoyu'l water for soaking basket materials
hoolechek' I stir (a liquid), I paddle
hooloh basket (general term)
hooloh rohkut basketball
hooloyehl they are twisted, they are woven crooked, they are not straight (badly made baskets in which the uprights are not vertical)
hoonechek' I paddle upstream
hoorechewek' I weave baskets, I make baskets, I grope, I reach
hrkwtrks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish
ka'anoh blanket
ka'a'n deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)
ka'mt'em basket for valuables
keche'w cover on a baby basket
kehlkem red clay, floor
kekwon pounding basket (bottomless)
kekwsah apron of bark
kemew storage basket for tobacco
kenik'wech steer (a boat)
kenik'wechok' I 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
keromekinohl key
keromoh turn round (of a wheel, etc., intr.), vehicle, car, automobile
keskihl lower side, woodshed anteroom
ket'ey be still (of anything movable), be parked, be moored
ket'ket'e'y lie (of boats)
kewoy burden basket
keyom
ke'moh bailer
ke'mohpechek' I bail out
ke'mohpet bail out water
ke'mohpetechek' I bail out water
kimoleni hooloh waste basket
knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge
kohchenish large tanned deerskin used for blankets or dresses (larger than smechoy)
krch'rk row a boat
kreychoh hair ties
krgrchek' I row
krgrsrh musket
krhl earring
krkr'wrk chik'war rocking chair
krkr'wrk'ws it is cranky (of a boat)
krku'yr' be crooked, zigzag design on baskets
kry braids, hair wraps, hair tie, two braids
ku wa'aw mehl meguhlsoni mop
kwar peg, nail, lamprey awl, sewing awl, needle, wooden needle
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'"
kwere'we'y dugout canoe
kwrhl image, picture, shadow, doll, movie
kye'w capsize
kye'wolep' it capsizes, someone turns over (e.g. in a boat or a wagon)
kye'wo'l it capsizes
laayo' jump up and down (of a boat), pitch (of a boat)
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
lekwsoo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door
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
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
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."
mekwa'r menstrual hut
mene's tow a boat, pull ashore, boat rope
menoo' pull a boat ashore, pull (anything, not just boats)
mese'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss
mesolehl large platter for salmon meat, openwork and larger than 'lahpsew
mestek lining of leaves in a basket
mestenekw ferns used to line baskets
mestok line something (clothes, baskets, etc.)
mes'ehl a basket for drying things in, drying basket
mewore'win towel
meychoh storage basket, "similar in shape [to pahtekws], but made altogether of hazel,
without overlaying or patterns", measuring basket (for liquids)
miikiwrh double ended boat
mrstrk line a basket, lining to make something warmer
much ro' automobile, car, vehicle
mun dress
munchehl ceremonial dress, dance dress
munchoh dress
mu'rip large basket for cooking acorn soup, cooking pot basket
myootek' I push, I put on (clothes, shoes)
myootelek' I am pushed, I am shoved
naanaak' ring of black and white dots around the bottom of a basket
na'ma'w chipper (tool)
nemekw adze
nigrk half a boat, a boat with a part split off
ninicho'y saw (tool)
nohchur bone hairpin
nohpeyu'l raised rim of a basket, raised edge
noy shoe
no'ohpiit belt
no'os baby basket
no'oy shoe, shoes
no'oyek' I have shoes on
nrgrnrhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse
nrhsrpr' shave (trans.), shave oneself, razor
nr'mrwu' adze blade
pah legaa scarf
pahtekws storage basket for food, "much larger" than a prhchrkws
pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)
pegem knife
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
pkwegeno'ohl quill, needle, awl
pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net
poychekws a small basket tray for seeds used as food
poykoh flat basket, pan, pot
prhchrkws plain trinket basket, fancy basket
prhsrh rifle, gun
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
purchihl brush dance cap
raahlkah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones
raak ni ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)
raas rice
rechok' I paddle, I row
regey ceremonial headdress
rekwetoy scarf
rekwo'm part of the roof
renek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)
repoh doorway
repokw doorway, porch, front porch
roowo's pipe
sar glue, chewing gum
sarkew glue, pitchy substance from pine trees used for glue and for chewing gum, chewing gum
seksah small shell used on dresses
se'lepek' I scrape the inside of a basket smooth
skego'oh sail, cloth, sail, rag
skewichokw nicely made basket, basket with good shape
skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide
skrwichewek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly
skrytrk'w woman's dress
skrytrk'wrlek' I dress myself (of a woman)
slekwoh shirt
slekwohpeyek' I put a shirt on
slekwohso'm s/he dresses someone
slekwslekw clothes
slekwslekwoh dress oneself, clothes
sloyhlketo' brush, broom
sloyonechkenekw they slide into water (of boats)
sloyonekw it slides into water (of a boat)
slryhl handkerchief
sluuk'woh space at the foot of the sweathouse ladder
smechoy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer
sme'ruhl scissors
smohta'r bow (for arrows)
sonchok' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction
so'ch'ik roof, ceiling
srahkwoh loincloth
srekw ring
srek'wahpiit breechcloth
srek'wepiit diaper
srp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
srpryr' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance
swechoh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)
s'echoh horn, horns, wedge
tegi'n porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary
tekwonekws "the cylindrical trunk for feather dresses, etc.", box, case, chest
tekwonekws 'u-kwrhl television
tekwonur hammer
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.)
te'rekws a close-woven conical basket for seed gathering, bride's basket
te'rekws 'u-son thimble
tkek'wa'r pot
tkek'we'l pot, pan, kettle
tkwep' 'u-mihl 'we-chahkwoh shorts, short pants
toomechek' I carry (a heavy basket)
trrlul bone put through nose of corpse, knife with short hilt
tumich carrying basket
tye'womehl corner (in the back of the house)
t'weyomah basket cap
wa'aw floor
wa'awor floor
weno'omek' point at which another rib is added in a basket frame
weyew be woven, be finished (of baskets)
weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)
wiil wheel
wohlkekw roof
wrsip braided trim on the front of a boat, made of hazel sticks
wrypu'r first part of a basket to be woven, beginning of basket
'ahtemar write, draw, make basket designs, marking on baskets, paper, writing, drawing, book, newspaper
'ekah hat, cap
'eka'r necklace
'e'gu'r a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket
'i'i'gah dining room, table
'lahpsew openwork basket plate for eating salmon, flat basket, plate
'lumon eel trap, eel basket
'o chwiigin place in the mountains where one regularly sits and prays, telephone
'onches bracelet
'onchok' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation
'oohl 'we-'ekah Indian cap
'o'lehl house, home
'o'lehl hegoh house builder
'o'lehl 'we-sohchi roof
'o'lep house, inside of house
'o'lomah house, enter!, come in!
'o'lomehl house
'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
'r'grrch sweathouse
'r'grrk sweathouse, prayer house
'ukoko'ya' up and down design on baskets
'upur raised ridge round basket
'wechonep flat sifter basket
'weskuul strap (on basket or load of wood; traditionally usually made of elk-skin)
'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)
'wohpeg 'we-'ekah work cap made of spruce
'wrhpryrh basket cap for everyday use, full cap
'yoch boat
'yoch 'u-poyew prow of a boat
