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-moh-ka' "a tree with long red berries"

• chyer-'er'y 'uep-yah "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 'uep-yah "bearberries, coast vine" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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

9. chey-ke-nee 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)