Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

ch'ue'ch-'eesh • n • 1 bird 2 small bird

Lexicon record # 352 | Source reference(s): R196 JE19 MM(ES58) JJ(IM/CS)
Semantic domain: birds

Special meaning or use

• cheee-ko'l so'-nehl ch'ue'ch-'eesh all kinds of birds JE19

Derived phrase or compound

• te-gee'n ch'ue'ch-'eesh "canary"

Short recordings (10) | Sentence examples (29)

1. chey-ke-nee ch'ue'ch-'eesh "small bird" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. ch'ue'ch-'eesh "bird" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

3. ch'ue'ch-'eesh "bird" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

4. ch'ue'ch-'eesh "bird, small bird" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

5. ch'ue'ch-'eesh "small bird" (spoken by Jimmie James)

6. ch'ue'ch-'eesh "bird, small bird" (spoken by Violet Moore)

7. ch'ue'ch-'eesh "bird" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

8. ch'ue'ch-'eesh 'ue-me-lox "bird poop" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

9. ch'ue'ch-'eesh 'ue-mol "bird poop" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

10. kue ch'ue'ch-'eesh "the (small) bird" (spoken by Alice Spott)