Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

kaames • n • evil water creature, shark

Lexicon record # 716 | Source reference(s): R204 JE50
Semantic domain: fish and sea life
Derivation: morphological structure kaames

Special meaning or use

• knewe'lononee 'we-luehl kaames long-mouthed shark R204

Derived phrases or compounds

• kaames hegor "twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar"

• kaames 'wer-nerh "slim solomon"

• kaames 'ue-kaap' "skunk cabbage"

Short recordings (7)

1. kaames "evil water creature, shark" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. kaames "evil water creature" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

3. kaames "evil water creature, shark" (spoken by Jimmie James)

4. kaames "evil water creature" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

5. kaames "evil water creature" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

6. kaames "water creature" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

7. kaames 'ue-kaap "skunk cabbage" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)