Yurok dictionary

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chmuuek

Dictionary entry

chmuuek • n • wild cat, bobcat (Lynx rufus) • Variant chmuuekw

Lexicon record # 191 | Source reference(s): R192 JE28 OB(ALK-OB:7)
Semantic domain: larger carnivores

Derived phrase or compound

Short recordings (5) | Sentence examples (2)

  1. Kohchewok' twegoh. Kohchewok' chmuuek.
    I caught a raccoon. I caught a wildcat.

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

  2. Chmuuek.
    Bobcat.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)