Yurok dictionary

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cheeeshep' flower, flowering plant

tepoo tree, large fir tree

kaap' gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild

'errwerh grass

kaap'ehl brush (vegetation)

herhhlkerh brodiaea bulb, bulb, potato, tumor, tumor

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

tepoonohl forest, in a forest

wonkewek' I leach acorns, I make bread

woomehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)

keehl redwood tree

kermserhl large white edible mushroom

me'yehl stinging nettle

nerhpery berry

pkwo'olo' maple

stohstek' small fir tree

re'go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

s'e'goh madrone tree

cheeegery huckleberry

hega'p'oh cottonwood

ho'mono' tanoak

ho'ow cedar

hue'uuep' hazel

nepoyoch greens, hay

'erplers apple

'wer'errgerch alder (used for orange dye)

hegoorekeech yerba buena tea, vine tea

kwescheen strawberry

mechaanep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

mego'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

sloowehl wild oats

tektekoh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

wohkelo' pepperwood

'warkwech bark

chemeen hog's fennel, doctor's pain

chkeep'o'r a type of plant

holeehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel

keekwten moss, rotten wood

kerhper' thimbleberry tree

kweech a plant with large leaves

luuehl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine

mahkuehl salal berry

pahkwo' willow, red willow

pyah manzanita berry

soool yew

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

chaanuen young shoot of a plant

cherrnuen sprout, young plant

chkohpeen blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

harpuen mint, mint tea

hergerrwerhl flowering dogwood

he'wonek wild oats

ho'olek brake fern, bracken fern

leychehl blackberry

mese'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

mewee'r be long and smooth, tree

me'yk'welep' poison oak

mohka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

murneepernee thistle

nepoyon wild parsley, greens, hay

ne'muuep' vetch, lupine

pechog sugar-pine nut

peeches peach

pergern small willow, blue willow

perwkween onion

pes'es hemlock

pohsey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

sekws parsley

ta'amo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

tuemonoks tule (plant)

weyokseep Labrador tea

'werhtuuep' Indian greens

'wer'hlp'eeterk root, willow root

'weskwen branch of a tree

'weskwenet branch of a tree when cut off

chegee chinquapin tree

chegemem 'we-cheeeshep' kind of plant

chekwchem acorns decayed in soft clay, acorns black from soaking

chernuep' licorice fern

cherrnuep' a fern species, used for medicine for a cough

che'lon any standing dead tree, especially a spruce tree

chkeep'erhl snowdrop flower

chkee'wor clover

chuelue nee nep wild parsley

chyer'er'y 'ue-mohka' a tree with long red berries

chyer'er'y 'ue-pyah bearberries

ch'e'gee' black oak, live oak

haalop glue from a tree

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

ha'aag nee yeguen alum root

hee'nk'ehl white oak

her'k'werh 'ue-peeesh peas

her'k'werh 'we-chpega'r California poppy

her'k'werh 'we-nep pale sweet pea

hewomes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water

hl'erkeech large wild rose with big hips

hl'ohkohl 'we-nerh thunder berry

holeehl kaap' hazel

holeehl 'wer-nerh hazelnuts

homonah live oak

hue'ueh nut

kaames 'ue-kaap' skunk cabbage

kaames 'wer-nerh slim solomon

kahkah 'we-nep hog's fennel

kerhpeen thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree

kerhpeen 'ue-segon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine

keromecha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

ker'merkws tanoak mushroom

ke'ween 'ue-par redbud

ke'ween 'wer-nerh Indian peach

kle'uep'oh clover, brush, flora

kohchehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kotkotee'r wild celery

kotkotee'r 'ue-segon gambleweed

kreeech a plant used as a herb

kwerch a plant (sp.) with large leaves

kweryterp an edible plant with white flowers

k'errch' 'we-cheeeshep' lupin

k'errch' 'wer-nerh twinberry

k'etk'ehl sweet colt's foot

la'asehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

lehlkem skunk cabbage leaves

le'wo'l greasewood, snowbrush

mahkew salal

mehl chegeeshew shootingstar (flower)

mehl regookwseen cheeeshep' mission bells (plant)

mekwta' stump

menomen Juneberry

merk 'we-cheeeshep' lupin, lupine

merr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

meskaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed

meskwerep straw, dry grass

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

meweehl 'we-chpega'r fat solomon, false solomon's seal

me'gech trillium

me'letoy Indian sandpaper, grows 6ft tall

me'yehl 'ue-segon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle

me'yk'weluuep' poison oak

muuehlmuuehl berry of Indian peach tree

muuelomuuel Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

neekwech 'wer-nerh red gooseberry

nenee'r black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

nepoyech clover

nerhperyuuep' huckleberry bush

nerlermerkerhl stump

noleet burl (on a redwood tree)

nowrep'ch'oy weed

pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)

pa'aap' segon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)

pa'areek segon trillium

pechogoo' sugar pine with long cones

pecholoo' sugar-pine tree

peeesh pea

pee'eetah ironwood

pergers'erh manzanita berries, manzanita vine

perger' Oregon oak

perger'erh black oak

perger'erh woomehl black oak acorns

perger'y moldy acorns, sorrel

perkwerner' Indian rhubarb

peton small red clover with edible roots

ploosaakw black oak acorn

popoluehl skunk cabbage

puemonah redbud

puesee 'we-chpega'r cat's ears

puuek 'w-rhlkerh firecracker (plant)

puuek 'we-chpega'r bluebell

puuek 'we-s'ech deer horn

puuen cherry

puuenomaap' dogwood

pyerkerm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns

raak nee ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

rep'choy weed garden

rooget tanoak bark, oak bark

roowo's hegoh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

ro'otet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

sahseep' buck brush, blue blossom

sa'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose

sa'ahl 'we-cheeeshep' redwood rose

sa'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"

seeshon brake fern (ho'olek) root

segep 'we-cheeek poppy

segep 'we-cheeeshep' poppy

sekwsoh wild parsnip

sepolah nee yeguen gentian

sewom brown shelled acorn

ska'aweehl nine bark

skep'ol wyethia angustifolia

slahpo' brodiaea fiber brush

sloyhlketo' 'wer-nerh red huckleberry

smekeesh a tree being trimmed

soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative

sruuek'wee columbine, red columbine

s'e' 'we-nerh madrone berry

ta'amo' 'wer-nerh elderberry

tegetor salmonberry shoots

tenenew clump of grass

terkeeekserch a poisonous mushroom

terperh stem, stalk

terperrner' small fir tree, large fir tree

teton rush (plant)

tewol nee tepoo spruce tree

tewolew nee tepoo Sitka spruce

tmekwten hollow tree, hollow stump

tohpoh wild iris

toykem camas (plant)

tronkoh wild potato

tuuep sword fern

tuueptuuep sword fern

t'ohlt'ohl nee 'e'goh monkey flower

t'ro't'et' an edible plant

t'uemee'n it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten

wahkwela' poison oak

wechew chinquapin nut

welogooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

weneephl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

wer'nerr Indian sandpaper, grows 2ft tall

wer'tnerr mare's tail, horse tail

wogoruep' plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

Wohpekuemew 'ue-mesew pink honeysuckle

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy segon pitcher plant

wonkew leached acorns, leaching acorns

wooles shelled (unground) acorn

worme'y 'we-cheeeshep' escholtzia

wo'omehl shelled acorn

'ahkechoyp' thorn, prickle

'ahkechoyp' 'wer-nerh blackberry

'ahkechoyp'ehl mass of briar bushes

'erwern salmonberry

'erwerner' salmonberry bush

'ewaa salmonberry bush

'otoy an edible bulb

'uek'eer'ue' salmonberry juice

'uewesek nicotine

'wehlkoh bulrush, cattail, tule mat

'wehlkwenep' wild ginger

'weskaap' crab grass, green

'weskem crab grass, cut and dried

'weskwelekws rope of wild grapevine, grapevine

'weskwelekws 'wer-nerh grape

'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)

'woogey wee' 'wer-nerh apple