Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

chyer'er'y • n • black bear (Ursus americanus) • Variants cheer'er'y cher'er'y

Lexicon record # 132 | Source reference(s): WG(WEM263) R191 MM(ES58) JE16
Semantic domain: larger carnivores

Derived phrases or compounds

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

• chyer'er'y 'ue-pyah "bearberries"

Short recordings (11) | Sentence examples (16)

1. cheer'er'y "black bear" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. cheer'er'y "black bear" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

3. cheer'er'y "black bear" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

4. cheer'er'y "black bear" (spoken by Jimmie James)

5. cheer'er'y "black bear" (spoken by Violet Moore)

6. cheer'er'y "black bear" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

7. cheer'er'y 'ue-pyah "bearberries, coast vine" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

8. cher'er'y (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

9. cheykenee chyer'er'y "small bear" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

10. chyer'er'y "bear" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

11. chyer'er'y '-uuek "bear baby" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)