Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

pa-'aap' • n • ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making) (giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)

Lexicon record # 2453 | Source reference(s): R236 JE52 JE150
Semantic domains: baskets and basket making; plants and trees

MAB:63: "Fibers were harvested when leaves are fully grown and then dyed with alder bark. The strands could be dyed by chewing the ... bark and running the fibers through the mouth or by pounding the bark in a mortar and pestle."

Derived phrase or compound

• pa-'aap' se-gon "a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)"

Short recordings (3)

1. pa-'aap' "ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

2. pa-'aap' "ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)" (spoken by Jimmie James)

3. pa-'aap' "red fern" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)