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chekws heart

che-lo-gaa-peehl ribs

che-lo-gehl ribs

che-lo-ge-peehl ribs

cher-wer-ser-terw index finger, pointer finger

che-wes hand, whale flipper(s)

chey-ke-tew little finger, pinky finger

chpe-ga'r hear, ask, ear

chpue-ro-wok' I menstruate

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hah-sehl urine

he-wo-ne-kee'r have an erection

hle'm heel

hle'-mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hlkwer'-t'err' pass gas through the vagina

huen-pey-yok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

ke-lo-ke'l throat

ker-ger-wers wrist

kerhch-pook' I menstruate for the first time

ker-kerhch-pook' I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

kerr-mer-terw little finger

kers-'erkw shoulder blade

ker-wers wrist

ker-wer-yerh chin, jaw, beard

ker-yer-merh skull

ket-'e-tew palm (of hand)

kne-tew finger

kne-wo-le-tew middle (long) finger

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

kwe-ruehl snout, long nose

kwoy-te-me'l shoulder

kyah-to'r sweat, sweat

k'yer-wer-ler-'ery be gray-haired

k'yer-wer-ler-'er-yek' I am gray-haired

le-poh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

lerh-per-yehl drool, saliva, spittle

mar-kar-keehl hip

me-cho-lep mucus in one's eye

me-cho-le'w eye mucus

meehl-pehl leg, shin, lower leg

me-gey-yoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

me-leg excrement

me-lox excrement, feces, turds

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

merk-cher-'er-kerhl hip, hip bone

mer-kerhl ankle

merr-gen lungs

mer-ter-lerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

mer-terw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

mer'-p'erhl pubic hair

me-to-lep snot

met-'eek rectum, ass!

me-wee-peehl waist, tree trunk

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

mey-yoo be pregnant

mey-yoo-mo-yek' I am pregnant

moch-kwoch' little boy's penis

mohl-kwoh head

mokw-sek muscle, sinew

mo'l sexual intercourse

naa-goh gut on one side

na-'a-tew ring finger

new breast milk

ne-won breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

nohl-pey-yek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

nohl-pey-yok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

pah neck

pah-tuen neck

pe-ko-yek blood

per-ker-yer-'er'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

per-per-yuue-pek' I am curly, I have curly hair

perw-kweesh elbow

per-yerm penis

pery-kerr' brain, brains

pes-'oh clitoris

ple-tew thumb, big toe

po-nues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

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

re-woch lip(s)

re-woh lip(s)

roh-peer semen

roh-tek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

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

ska-'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska-'a-tew finger, toe

ske-tew little finger

skoy-peehl flank, side (body part)

sler-perh thigh, penis

sme'-le-nek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'-le-ne-pek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

s'err-perhl marrow (of bone)

s'oh anus, rectum

tek-tey stomach

tekw-sa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tew flesh

te-wey forehead

te-won flesh

toh-toh kidney

too-loh cheek, face

to' hip (body part), thigh

wee-na-'a-tew third finger, ring finger

wer-serh navel

wey-yo-me-nehl they copulate

wo'p-'eg gall

'ah-kek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'er-kery-shek' I urinate

'err-kerhl knee

'e'-guue'r 'wes-'o-nah uterus

'lep-soyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lep-toyhl hair

'naa-wech my back (body part)

'neephl my tongue

'nerp-'er'n my nose

'nerp-'er'n 'we-toh-pew my nostril

'nar-kow my armpit

'nar-pehl my tooth, my teeth

'nech-kah 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

'ney-yah my stomach, my belly

'ney-kwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne'hl-p'ehl my eyelash

'ne'-rep' my eyebrow

'o-lo-yo-ke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat

'uep-'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa-'e-lox guts, intestines

'wehl-ke-teg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'werhl-kerr' bone

'werhl-kurn liver

'wers-kurn skin, bark, shell, as of acorns

'wes-kwe-lon body, value, trunk of body