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chewes hand, whale flipper(s)

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

'leptoyhl hair

'n-erp'er'n my nose

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

'werskurn skin, bark, shell, as of acorns

nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

'ne-luehl my mouth

meehlpehl leg, shin, lower leg

mohlkwoh head

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

pekoyek blood

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

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

chekws heart

chpega'r hear, ask, ear

'n-aawech my back (body part)

pahtuen neck

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-sen my arm

'werhlkerr' bone

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

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

kergerwers wrist

tewon flesh

'errkerhl knee

chpuerowok' I menstruate

kwoyteme'l shoulder

merterlerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

rewoh lip(s)

sketew little finger

tewey forehead

tooloh cheek, face

'n-eephl my tongue

merterw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

pletew thumb, big toe

to' hip (body part), thigh

'ne-ykwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne-'hlp'ehl my eyelash

'wa'elox guts, intestines

chelogaapeehl ribs

hewonekee'r have an erection

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hlkwer't'err' pass gas through the vagina

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

kerkerhchpook' I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

kerweryerh chin, jaw, beard

knewoletew middle (long) finger

k'yerwerler'ery be gray-haired

k'yerwerler'eryek' I am gray-haired

lerhperyehl drool, saliva, spittle

mechole'w eye mucus

merkerhl ankle

met'eek rectum, ass!

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

mokwsek muscle, sinew

perwkweesh elbow

peryerm penis

perykerr' brain, brains

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

tew flesh

weena'atew third finger, ring finger

werserh navel

'na-rkow my armpit

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-'rep' my eyebrow

'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body

chelogehl ribs

chelogepeehl ribs

cherwerserterw index finger, pointer finger

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hahsehl urine

hle'm heel

keloke'l throat

kerhchpook' I menstruate for the first time

kerrmerterw little finger

kers'erkw shoulder blade

kerwers wrist

keryermerh skull

ket'etew palm (of hand)

knetew finger

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

kweruehl snout, long nose

kyahto'r sweat, sweat

lepoh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

markarkeehl hip

mecholep mucus in one's eye

megeyoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

meleg excrement

melox excrement, feces, turds

mep'och beard, mustache, whiskers, Uncle Sam (U.S. government)

merkcher'erkerhl hip, hip bone

merrgen lungs

mer'p'erhl pubic hair

metolep snot

meyoo be pregnant

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mo'l sexual intercourse

naagoh gut on one side

na'atew ring finger

new breast milk

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

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

pah neck

perkeryer'er'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

perperyuuepek' I am curly, I have curly hair

pes'oh clitoris

ponues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

rewoch lip(s)

rohpeer semen

rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska'atew finger, toe

skoypeehl flank, side (body part)

slerperh thigh, penis

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

s'errperhl marrow (of bone)

s'oh anus, rectum

tektey stomach

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tohtoh kidney

weyomenehl they copulate

wo'p'eg gall

'erkeryshek' I urinate

'e'guue'r 'wes'onah uterus

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'n-erp'er'n 'we-tohpew my nostril

'oloyoke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat

'uep'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'werhlkurn liver