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chekws heart

chelogaapeehl ribs

chelogehl ribs

chelogepeehl ribs

cherwerserterw index finger, pointer finger

chewes hand, whale flipper(s)

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

chpega'r hear, ask, ear

chpuerowok' I menstruate

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hahsehl urine

hewonekee'r have an erection

hle'm heel

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hlkwer't'err' pass gas through the vagina

huenpeyok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

keloke'l throat

kergerwers wrist

kerhchpook' I menstruate for the first time

kerkerhchpook' I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

kerrmerterw little finger

kers'erkw shoulder blade

kerwers wrist

kerweryerh chin, jaw, beard

keryermerh skull

ket'etew palm (of hand)

knetew finger

knewoletew middle (long) finger

ko'l 'ne-so'n my genitals (male or female)

kweruehl snout, long nose

kwoyteme'l shoulder

kyahto'r sweat, sweat

k'yerwerler'ery be gray-haired

k'yerwerler'eryek' I am gray-haired

lepoh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

lerhperyehl drool, saliva, spittle

markarkeehl hip

mecholep mucus in one's eye

mechole'w eye mucus

meehlpehl leg, shin, lower leg

megeyoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

meleg excrement

melox excrement, feces, turds

mep'och beard, mustache, whiskers, Uncle Sam (U.S. government)

merkcher'erkerhl hip, hip bone

merkerhl ankle

merrgen lungs

merterlerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

merterw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

mer'p'erhl pubic hair

metolep snot

met'eek rectum, ass!

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

meyoo be pregnant

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mohlkwoh head

mokwsek muscle, sinew

mo'l sexual intercourse

naagoh gut on one side

na'atew ring finger

new breast milk

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

nohlpeyek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

pah neck

pahtuen neck

pekoyek blood

perkeryer'er'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

perperyuuepek' I am curly, I have curly hair

perwkweesh elbow

peryerm penis

perykerr' brain, brains

pes'oh clitoris

pletew thumb, big toe

ponues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

pue'nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

rewoch lip(s)

rewoh lip(s)

rohpeer semen

rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska'atew finger, toe

sketew little finger

skoypeehl flank, side (body part)

slerperh thigh, penis

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

s'errperhl marrow (of bone)

s'oh anus, rectum

tektey stomach

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tew flesh

tewey forehead

tewon flesh

tohtoh kidney

tooloh cheek, face

to' hip (body part), thigh

weena'atew third finger, ring finger

werserh navel

weyomenehl they copulate

wo'p'eg gall

'ahkek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'erkeryshek' I urinate

'errkerhl knee

'e'guue'r 'wes'onah uterus

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'leptoyhl hair

'n-aawech my back (body part)

'n-eephl my tongue

'n-erp'er'n my nose

'n-erp'er'n 'we-tohpew my nostril

'na-rkow my armpit

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-leen my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses

'ne-luehl my mouth

'ne-sen my arm

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

'ne-ykwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne-'hlp'ehl my eyelash

'ne-'rep' my eyebrow

'oloyoke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat

'uep'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa'elox guts, intestines

'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'werhlkerr' bone

'werhlkurn liver

'werskurn skin, bark, shell, as of acorns

'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body