Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

ler'ergery • vn • be black, be dark-colored (animals, birds) • Variant ler'erger'ery

Lexicon record # 1468 | Source reference(s): R218 FJ(ALK9:24)
Semantic domain: colors

Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (4)

1. Ler'ergery ch'eeshah.
   Black dog.

   — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 14: "Colors" (GT3-14, 2003)

2. ler'erger'ery puesee
   black cat

   — Carrie Roberts, Yurok field notebook 1 (MRH1, 1950)

3. ler'erger'ery ch'eeshah
   black dog

   — Carrie Roberts, Yurok field notebook 1 (MRH1, 1950)

4. ler'erger'ery chyer'er'y
   black-colored bear

   — Carrie Roberts, Yurok field notebook 1 (MRH1, 1950)