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 '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