Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

nee-kwech • n • grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)

Lexicon record # 2167 | Source reference(s): WG(WEM263) MM(ES58) R229 JE16 JE63
Semantic domain: larger carnivores

Derived phrases or compounds

• nee-kwech 'wer-nerh "red gooseberry"

• Nee-kwech Serr "a creek around Maynot Creek"

Short recordings (7) | Sentence examples (6)

1. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Jimmie James)

3. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

4. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

5. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

6. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

7. nee-kwech "grizzly bear" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)