Yurok dictionary
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hlke'-mah ladder, stepping stones
kehl-kem red clay, floor
kep-'ehl there is a housepit, hole in a tree, hole in the ground, housepit
kep-'ohl a hollow, a space, clearing, house pit
kes-keehl lower side, woodshed anteroom
kwe-no-met part of a sweathouse, big door of a sweathouse, "the exit and ventilator", "the place to the left of the exit, likely to be occupied by the 'owner'"
le-gaa'y doorway, trail, path, retreat, a place where someone or something passes through, the place by the entrance door in the sweathouse
le-gep-'ew storage place
lekw-soo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door
le'-wehl house used at the making of the Fish Dam at Kepel
mec-hlaa something fire goes through, chimney, stove pipe, fireplace
mehl-kue part of a Yurok house: "the peripheral part ... at ground level, as contrasted with the sunken center ... It is usually pretty well filled with large food-storage baskets.", "a place in the sweathouse, the corner farthest from both entrance and exit ... There is always a floor of smooth planks or stone slabs."
me-kwa'r menstrual hut
ner-ger-nerhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse
per-kwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house
raahl-kah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones
re-kwo'm part of the roof
re-poh doorway
re-pokw doorway, porch, front porch
sluuek'-woh space at the foot of the sweathouse ladder
so'ch-'eek roof, ceiling
te-po-lehl post of a sweathouse, "the place in the sweathouse opposite the exit, and the place of honor", middle (of a sweathouse, a valley, etc.)
tye'-wo-mehl corner (in the back of the house)
wa-'aw floor
wa-'a-wor floor
wohl-kekw roof
'ee-'ee'-gah dining room, table
'er'-gerrch sweathouse
'er'-gerrk sweathouse, prayer house
'o'-lehl house, home
'o'-lehl he-goh house builder
'o'-lep house, inside of house
'o'-lo-mah house, enter!, come in!
'o'-lo-mehl house