Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

cherkw • vn • jump center (in the brush dance) • n • bird's tail

Lexicon record # 290 | Source reference(s): YLCB88 JE133 R195
Semantic domains: ceremonies and dances; birds

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (2)

1. cherkw "bird's tail" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

2. cherkw "jump center" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

3. cherk' "bird's tail" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

4. 'we-cherk' "its tail (of a bird)" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)