Yurok dictionary

chek'wehl prayer seat, "stone 'seats' on mountains ... They are semicircular walls of mortared stones, a yard or two across, three or four feet high", flat place in front of a cliff

chel bone or horn piece of harpoon point

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chelog close woven basket for seeds, fancy basket for valuables

chelogaapeehl ribs

chelogehl ribs

chelogepeehl ribs

chemeen hog's fennel, doctor's pain

chenoh rockfish, red cod, rock cod

chepkoh mesh board for making nets

Chepor a village in the area of Bluff Creek

Chepor 'We-Roy Bluff Creek

cheporeg be cold weather

cheporege'hl it is cold weather

chepore'hl it is cold weather

chepue'r be steep (of water), a little waterfall, a small dam in a creek

chepue'rogehl water flows down a steep incline

chercherlue'r crybaby

cherchermerkerhl gnaw

cherchermeryerhl someone with a shrill voice

cherchermeryerhlkek' I'm dancing out of step

cherchermeryerk'ws the wind skips around (child speaking)

chereekue' swamp robin

chergeekue' swamp robin

chergeesh a small woodpecker

chergerh be tired, be lazy

chergerhcherhl be tired, be lazy

chergerhcherhlek' I am tired, I am lazy

chergerhcherhlkook' I am tired, I am lazy

chergerhcheryerh kingsnake

chergerhchesek' I am tired, I am lazy

chergerp crosspiece in a triangular 'erkerh net

chergerr'm be kidding

cherhkerh chum salmon

cherhkeryehl they are bright colored

cherhkwek' I am jumping center (in the brush dance)

cherhperh be low (round things)

cherkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail

chernuep' licorice fern

cherperhl be strong

cherperhlkook' I am strong

cherperkerhl strong limbs

cherperterwek' I have strong fingers/hands

Cherrherr 'O Legoh a hill near Richardson Creek

Cherrherr 'O Legoh 'We-Rechah the ridge which runs east from from Cherrherr 'O Legoh

cherrnerysh second element of compound numerals, arm's lengths

cherrnuen sprout, young plant

cherrnuep' a fern species, used for medicine for a cough

cherwerh seven

cherwerh index finger, pointer finger

cherwerhsek' I point with my finger

cherwernerh "a network headdress falling down the nape and back", long close-woven headdress, head netting

cherwerner' large fishing net

cherwerseek' seven

cherwerserterw index finger, pointer finger

cherwerser' seventh month in old Yurok calendar

chery little person

cheryker'ery be small (animals and birds)

cheryker'eryehl they are small (animal or bird)

cher'erner'eryhl four (animals and birds)

cher'erner'er'y four (animals and birds)

cheskew scoop net for candlefish

cheskewehl plunge net for small fish (scooped downward at high water)

chew here!

chewah here!

cheweehlkep'aak' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

cheweehlkesek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

cheweehlketek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

cheween mother-in-law

cheweep'aak' I tidy

chewepek' I clean the house, I straighten the house

chewes hand, whale flipper(s)

chewohstan be a span (measured in the "times" series)

chewohste'w shortest length of dentalium shell which is still money

chewolew juice

chewoluemek' I chew on it, I nibble it

chewonemek' I straighten

chewor' run straight

chewo'repek' I run in a straight line

chey be small (human beings, animals, birds, tools, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms, ropes, etc., flat things, boats)

cheycheyes mosquito

cheyka'r be small (trees, etc., houses)

cheykek'wo'n it is small (plants, etc.)

cheykelek' I am small (human beings, animals, birds, tools, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms, ropes, etc., flat things, boats)

cheykenee terkterrp hatchet

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

cheykew nip at something

cheyke'ro'n it is small (trees, etc., houses)

cheykoh be small (round things, houses)

cheykoks narrow flat thing (board)

cheykok's it is narrow (flat things)

cheykuemek' I bite (a little bite)

cheyoh hide, put by

cheyohpeenek' I hide, I put by

cheyohpek put by, store

cheyohpeketek' I put by, I store

cheyohpetesek' I hide, I put by, I store safely

che'leenepek' I feel dry

che'loh dry (food), bake (food), cure (food), dry by heating

che'lohlkook' I am stuck high and dry

che'lohtek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating

che'lohtemew be dried (of food)

che'lon any standing dead tree, especially a spruce tree

Che'lon 'O Tep a flat by the Klamath mouth

che'loogech' it sounds crunchy

che'loogehl a dry/raspy sound

che'looge'hl it (a creek or river) is dry, it (a sound) is dry or raspy

che'look be thirsty

che'looksek' I am dry, I am thirsty

che'loyehl they are dry

che'loyhlke's it's a dry waterhole

che'loyk be dry (long slender things, stream, rope, throat, etc.)

che'loypee' dried out tubular article

che'loypewek' I dry out a large, soaking wet thing (e.g. a house after there has been a leak)

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

che'luel evaporate

che'lue'l be shallow (water)

che'lue'logehl be shallow (water)

che'lue'loge's water disappears into sand/gravel till dry

che'mekw a little, a bit, a tiny bit, a pinch, to a small degree

che'muech hardly, a little, to a small degree

che'royehl they become crisp

chkeeeker' fork, table fork

chkeep'erhl snowdrop flower

chkeep'o'r a type of plant

chkeereesheryek' I doze

chkee'wor clover

chkee'worah sleepyhead

chkegeyhl mattress

chkek'wo'n it is shallow, it is short

chkem count

chkemchkem tattoo, make small tattoo marks

chkemkoh flint used in face tattooing

chkenekomee' there's less scattered around

chkenoneehlkwook' I didn't pay much for it

chkenoowok be very stupid, be very poor

chkenoowokseemek' I respect/value someone a little

chkenoowoksek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chkenowohlek' I talk maliciously

chkenoyewek' I don't pay much

chkeno' it is scarce, there are few

chkeno'opek' I build a small fire

chkensewee' someone catches a few, a few are caught

chkenuenowomechek' I planted only a few (plants), I didn't plant very many (plants)

chkenue'loge's it's shallow

chkenuuelesek' I pack a little, a light load

chkerkerr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)

chkeyek' I sleep, I am asleep

chke'n it is scarce, there are few, there is a bit

chke'npeyok' I eat a little, I do not eat a lot

chke'np'aak' I have very little

chkohpeen blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry

chkue'rogee'hl it is shallow

chkue'roge'hl it is shallow

chkwa'rk' near

chkweges hair seal

Chkweges 'O Rek'eeen a rock in the Klamath below 'Ernr'

Chkweges 'W-a'aag a sea-stack, the larger of the Turtle Rocks near Patrick's Point

Chkweges 'W-a'aag Soh the summit above Chkweges 'W-a'aag

chkwep'oree'hl it is brushy

chkwohl steelhead

chle'wp'oyek' I am wrinkled

chmegahpew settle up for killing or injury

chmegok coyote

chmekoh knock out (stun)

chmekohsook' I knock someone out, I stun

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chmey yesterday, late

chmeyaan yesterday

chmeyoksee'hl it is evening, it is dusk, it is late

chmeyonen be evening, evening

chmeyonen hoogech evening star

chmeyonen 'o 'we-'ee'ee'gah dinner

chmeyowok stubborn

chme'y it is evening

chmuuek wild cat, bobcat

Chmuuek 'Ue-Pa'ah a sea stack near Green Rock

chnaa woman's brother-in-law

chneen sister-in-law

chnepee'r be bloated

chnepee'repek' I'm bloated

chnerk's it is narrow

chnerrsek’ I yell over someone

choch relative

Chochkweeh Dry Lagoon

chocho' exclamation of concern

chohchoh apron, skirt

Chohchoy a place south of Point St. George

chohkeeks gnat

chohpos fly (insect)

chokchoop' drum, drumstick

chokchoop'a'r drum, drumstick

Chokeek a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Sreg Pech

Chokeek 'We-Roy Moore's Creek, the creek at Chokik

chomee'sh noon

chomee'sh 'we-roo noon, midday

chomee'sh 'we-roo 'o 'we-'ee'ee'gah lunch

chomsewok' I kill a certain number of people/things

choolekw down, downhill

choolew below, downhill

choomoyek' I am something for some time, I do something for some time

choomoyhl second element compound numeral, days

choomo'ook' I am somewhere a number of days

choona'amoyhl four days

choona'awech fourth month in old Yurok calendar, four months

choona'mee four times

choona'mo'ook' I am somewhere four days

choone'n four (body parts, streams, utensils, clothes)

choop' second element in compound numerals, growing things

choo'm be in a group, be together, be so many, second element compound numerals, human beings, second element compound numerals, body parts, streams, utensils, clothes

chopele'y short blanket coat, baby's rabbit skin blanket

choreeme'w "the name of the beaver" in a creation story

chorek'week hell

chorek'week nee merk green heron

chorek'week nee 'werrp moth

chowon seine net, eel net, dip net, lamprey net

chowonek' I fish with a seine net

choyehlkepek' I'm irritable, restless

choyehlkepek' I'm very irritable/mean/restless

choykook' I treat roughly

choyowok' I am nervous, I am sickly

cho' imperative, temporal

cho'omoy second element of compound numerals, finger spans

cho'onemee four times

cho'onemoy four (finger spans), four times the distance between a person's fingers on two outstretched arms, four fathoms

cho'onenee four (arm's lengths)

cho'onep' four (growing things)

cho'onermerysh four arm's lengths

cho'onewetek' I get/kill four

cho'oneyehl they are four in number

cho'oneyhl four (human beings)

cho'one'n four (body parts, streams, utensils, clothes)

cho'w fish with seine net from rocks

cho'worech driftwood

chpaa far, long (time), late, very

chpaak late

chpaana'r be stale, live long

chpaanechook' I am away

chpaanee far, long (time), late

chpaaneehl someone sleeps a long time

chpaaneek' s/he is far, s/he is from afar, it is a long time

chpaaneenepek' I take a long time, I feel the time dragging

chpaanek far, afar, far away

chpaanekook' it takes me a long time to do it

chpaanokseemek' I think (of this) for a long time

chpaanoksek' I think (of this) for a long time

chpaanonek'w it gets waterlogged/spoiled from soaking

chpaanuenowok' I've lived a long time

chpaanuerek' I'm in the water a long time, swim far

chpaanuuelesek' I (a ghost) carry a load forever

chpa'royok' i listen to it

chpee only

chpeeego'r hold races

chpeeego'repek' I get ready for a race

chpeeekomee only

chpeekah always

chpeeko only

chpeekoma only

chpeenah await

chpeenahpeemek' I await

chpeenahpuemek' I await

chpeena' a small bone or wooden billet attached to the feeler line of an 'erkerh net and held in the hand

chpeenepek' I wait

chpeenokseemek' I wait for it/them

chpeesherpek' I look at myself (in water, a mirror, etc.)

chpeesher'erhl reflection (in water, for example), mirror, window, glass

chpeewee most, as much as possible

chpegaa cormorant

chpegaak at infrequent intervals

chpegaanechewek' I'm gone a long time

chpega'r hear, ask, ear

chpege'royok' I ask, I inquire

chpego'r hold races, races

chpego'ronah I race someone

chpego'ronek' I race someone

chpego'ronepek' I race someone

chpego'ronew race in the water

chpercherwek' I grope

chperger' razor clam

chperrneryk' it (a stream) is long or deep

chperrnerysh be deep (of liquids)

chperwerk remember, think of, miss, pine for, become lonesome for

chperwerkseemek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

chperwerksek' I remember, I long for, I think about

chper'eryek' I bend over, I stoop

chpeyue'r tell a story, story

chpe'royok' I listen, I inquire, I ask

chpokseemek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chpoksek' I think, I meditate

chpuerchewek' I feel in the mud for a lost object

chpuerkemoyek’ I am careful

chpuerkepek' I take care

chpuerkook' I take care, I do something carefully, I am easy on something, I touch it gently

chpuerowok' I menstruate

chue all

Chueloyo' July Prairie

Chuelue Bald Hills

chuelue nee negeneech jumping mouse

chuelue nee nep wild parsley

chueluela' Chilula Indian

chueluesew runny eyes

Chuerew Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

chuerey mountain

Chuerey Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

Chuerey Woh Trinidad Head (a large rounded promontory at Trinidad, almost separated from the mainland)

chuerp'ery comb

chuerp'er'y comb

chuuehl well, goodbye, so be it

chuuep'aak' I tidy, I look through it

chuuewerh point repeatedly

chuue' well, goodbye, come on

chuy digging stick

chuyes vertical wooden pole, as much as 8 or 9 feet long, in a triangular 'erkerh net

chween say, speak, pray

chweenkah pray together

chweenkepek' I say, I speak, I pray

chweenkook I answer

chweenkor word

chweenkuek sayings, language

chyer'er'y black bear

chyer'er'y 'ue-mohka' a tree with long red berries

chyer'er'y 'ue-pyah bearberries

chye'w make music

chye'wol musical instrument

chye'wolek' I make music, I play music

chyue all

chyuuek'w sit

chyuuek'wech steer (a boat), paddle in back

chyuuek'wechook' I steer (a boat)

chyuuek'wenek' I sit

chyuuep'eryertek' I comb (transitive)

chyuuep'er'y comb oneself, comb

Ch'eeegolew a place on the Klamath at the mouth of Johnson Creek

Ch'eeegolew 'We-Roy Johnson Creek

ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket

ch'eeg saliva, foam

ch'eegol saliva, foam

ch'eeshaamoyek’ I act like a dog (hovering around)

ch'eeshah dog

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

ch'ewoloh wash by squeezing in water

ch'ewoluehl wash by squeezing in water, wash clothes by hand

ch'e'gee' black oak, live oak

ch'ueme'y how!, extremely

ch'ue'ch'eesh bird, small bird

ch'wona' coat

haalop glue from a tree

haamoh bear grass, used in basket making

haamuer pendant worn in mourning

Haawok a place on the Klamath upriver from Turip

hahkwsek' I laugh, I laugh at

hahkwse'wey smiling face

hahpeleen be lively, be happy

hahpeleenepek' I feel lively, I feel happy

hahsehl urine

harpuech ant

harpuen mint, mint tea

ha'aag rock

ha'aag nee yeguen alum root

Ha'aag 'O Kloh Doctor Rock

Ha'aag 'O Mekwehl a rock pile in the area of Sregon

Ha'aag 'O Sloyhl a crag north of 'O Segen

ha'aagone'hl it is rocky

ha'aagonor be rocky

ha'p'ehl forget

ha'p'ehlkook' I forget

ha'p'oh resin, pitch

ha'p'onee pitchy

ha'p'onee 'we-roy the river of pitch

hechah send word, tell, inform

hechechek' I send word, I tell, I inform

hechpa'r listen!

heechmey the day before yesterday

heechoo below, downhill, a little bit downhill

heechoy below, underneath

heekoch across (water)

heekoh across (water)

heekon formerly, once, long ago, in the past

heekonee formerly, once

heeko'ch'uek across (water)

heemar below, under, underneath

heemar 'we-chah underwear

heemar 'wo-'oy underwear

heemarkeek below, underneath

heema'erk'uek below, underneath

heemech front, in front

heemechook' I hurry (going somewhere)

heemehlkeloypek' I crawl fast

heemehlkepek' I crawl fast

heemehlkepek' I cover up something quickly with earth/sand

heemekomeyetek' I bring them in fast

heemekook' I hurry (doing something)

heemelechook' I have to walk fast

heemen quickly, fast

heemenee quickly, fast

heemenek' I hurry to deliver it

heemenek'w it floats by fast

heemenomee quickly, fast

heemercherwek' I weave (baskets) quickly, I'm fast with my hands

heemerksek' I hurry (going somewhere)

heeme’y it’s fast

heemonemek' I bring it fast

heemoole'm fly out of sight fast

heemooreyowok' I hurry (going somewhere)

heemootek' I hasten with it

heemo'ochek' I paddle fast, make a fast boat trip

heemo'omah run quickly

heemo'op' it burns fast

heemo'r go quickly, go fast, hurry

heemo'repek' I run quickly

heemuenowok' I grow fast, I grow well

heemuuelesek' I pack things (away)

heenaagar out of the way

heenahpch behind (a person), following behind

Heeneg a Tolowa town on Smith River

Heeneg 'We-Roy Smith River

heenkerh small acorn, small acorn bush, white oak acorn

heenoy after, behind

heenoyk after, behind

heeno' after, behind, following

heeno'o'r following behind, stalking

heepchoh sift

heepech upriver, upstream, a little bit upriver

heepuer a little bit downriver, down below, northward

heepuereyow northward, toward the (Klamath) river mouth

heep'encho' maybe

heer inland, north side

heerkeek inland

heerken inland

heetoy here

heewoh across the sea, halfway

heewon above, a little way above

heewoscho'r clouds of steam, hell, stormy place, rainy place

Heewow a house in Rek'woy

heewo'neek above

Heewo'neek Wes'onah heaven

Hee'mehl a place on the Klamath, across and downriver from Saa'

hee'monemek' I pack

hee'muel carry (a load)

hee'muelesek' I carry (a load)

hee'nk'ehl white oak

hega'p'oh cottonwood

hegeekwserh smile

hegeekwsewey smile, grin

hegeekwsook' I smile, I grin

hegehl to be rising (water)

hegek' I hate the idea of (doing something)

hegel dance

hege'm go-between in marriage transactions

hegolek' I say, I tell

hegon spoon, scraper

hegoo shout

hegook' I go, I travel, I walk, I leave

hegoomuemek' I say, I speak to

hegoorekeech yerba buena tea, vine tea

hegoosek' I shout, I holler, I scream, I yell

hegoo' paddle

hegor month

hegoyekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel

heguen grow in a habitat

hehl hey!

hehlkeek inland, in the mountains

Hehlkeek 'We-Roy Klamath River

hehlkeeklaa Klamath River Indians

hehlkew in the mountains, toward the mountains

hehlkew 'woogey former people (having retreated inland)

hehlkue ashore, on land

hehlkue legenew whale

Hehlkue Serr Maynot Creek

Hehlkue 'O Legem' a sandbar on the south side of Wilson Creek

hehlkue 'we-rego'oh gill net

hehlkuesleg smelt, surf fish

hehlpa' it is rising (water)

hekchor welcome, greet

heksa'r guess

hekseweyek' I smile

hekwch small basket for acorn soup, eating basket, soup basket, serving bowl, bowl

hekwchorkwomeyek' everyone is excited or happy to see me

hekwo'l butter clam

hekwo'l so'n oyster

hekwsa' whale

hekwsa' 'ue-mer'erx baleen

hekwsek' I find

hela' here!

helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle

helomeyek' I dance

hereekw cough, cough

hereekwonek' I cough

hereekwsek' I cough

hergeekwserwerh smile

hergeekwser'weyek' I smile

hergerk'eryen dealer

hergermcherpek' I am unfaithful in marriage

hergerrwerhl flowering dogwood

herhhlkerh brodiaea bulb, bulb, potato, tumor, tumor

herhkwsuer'wery' pet/baby with a smiling face; a laughing face; a sunny sky after the rain

herhlperh stick game

herhlper' sticks (in stick game)

herkwsue'weryek' I have a smiling face

herkwterks small basket used as drinking cup, plate or dish

herk'eryek' I hide

hermcherh adulterer

hermcherpek' I am unfaithful (in marriage)

herogah tattoo, paint the face

herogechek' I tattoo, I paint the face

herogechepek' I tattoo myself, I paint my face

herogepek' I tattoo myself, I paint my face

herrlerk'ws the wind blows around, makes a little whirlwind

herrner' barnacle

herrwerhl itch

herwermerp' it's warm fog

herwerskweryehl they are rough, they are blistered, they are rough grounds

her'erhkerhl be fresh (food, etc.)

her'k'werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit

her'k'werh 'ue-peeesh peas

her'k'werh 'we-chpega'r California poppy

her'k'werh 'we-nep pale sweet pea

Her'wew a knoll just upslope of Requa

her’erhkeryerk’ I hide to watch

hes question particle

hes think, intend

hesee toward

hesek' I think, I intend, auxiliary verb with acts of perceiving, etc.

hew live, be healthy, get well, survive

hewech cure (body), soul, life, spirit

hewechek' I live, I am healthy, I get well, I survive

heweeye'm dentalium shell, 2 inch

hewehl get up

hewehlkeloy get up

hewehlkeloyek' I get up

hewehlkeloypek' I get up, I get out of bed, I wake up

hewehlkepek' I get up (suddenly, from lying down)

hewehlkepek' I get up fast

hewehlketoypek' I get up fast

hewoloch soul

hewolochek' I live, I survive, I get well

hewolon heal, cure (the body, an illness)

hewomes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water

hewomop' it is warm (of liquids)

hewomoyek' I become warm

hewon first, at first

hewonee first, at first

hewonehl red eagle

hewonekee'r have an erection

hewonemek' I lift someone/something from a prone position

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

Hewoyek a fishing site on the Klamath near Saa'

Heyomew a small village on the Klamath

heyomokseenepek' I feel lucky

heyomokseeshon lucky person

heyomoksek' I am lucky

heyomues skunk

he'mee' pigeon

he'wehlek' I wake up

he'woneehlek' I wake up, I am awake

he'woneehlkwenek' I wake (someone) up

he'woneehlkwook' I awaken (someone)

he'wonek wild oats

He'woo 'We-Roy Fourteen Creek

he'woy surf fish

hlernchee' it (a boat) is snagged

hleryperyerk' I taste it (e.g. by putting my finger to the tip of my tongue)

hle'm heel

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hlkehl land, ground, clay, dirt

Hlkehl 'O Ro'oh hard dirt cliffs near Squashan Creek

hlkekwolek' I limp, I am lame, I am crippled

Hlkeleek 'Ol Sunken Rock, a rock near the Klamath River mouth only exposed at low tide

Hlkeleek 'We-Roy a creek south of 'O Segen

hlkeleekra' shrew, mole

hlkelomenee dirty

hlkelomoyek' I am dirty

hlkelonah place, world, earth

hlkemek' I kneel

hlkerhlkerpeech spotted fawn

hlkeroh thump

hlkerohsook' I thump

hlkerrwers lizard, salamander, water dog

hlker'ermery war dance

hlker'ermeryek' I sing a war dance song

hlker'merhlkeenek' I tie a knot

hlker'merk knot

hlker'merkerhl knot, tie

hlker'merkerhlkeenek' I knot, I tie

hlker'merkseenek' I tie a knot

hlkeyom clay

hlkeyomoyehl they are slimy

hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones

hlke'mohlkek' I shut up

hlke'mohlkepek' I shut up

hlkohl mud

hlkook' I gather acorns

hlkoolon be muddy, mud

hlkoolonkemoyehl they are muddy

hlkwerterkws frog

hlkwerterkwsek' I spring back, I am supple

hlkwer't'err' pass gas through the vagina

hlkyor look at, watch

hlkyorkweeshon thing of beauty

hlkyorkwek' I look at, I watch

hlk'e'goop' slug, banana slug

hlk'oop' slime

hlmeryue'wery a mean face, a raw, windy, or mean day

hlmeyeep'a'r rattlesnake

hlmeyep'ee'r rattlesnake

hlmeye'w mean, nasty

hlmeykook' I treat badly, I provoke, I am mean to

hlmeyohlkweyowok' I am mean

hlmeyokseemek' I am suspicious of

hlmeyonemek' I frighten

hlmeyor fear, be afraid

hlmeyorkweeshon a scary thing or person, scary

hlmeyorkweeshonek' I am feared, I am an object of fear

hlmeyorkweeshon' it's frightening

hlmeyorkwek' I'm scared (by what I see)

hlmeyorkwenoomelek' I am feared

hlmeyorkwook' I fear, I am afraid

hlmeyowok' I am mean, I am bad, I am hard to kill, I am nasty

hlmeyue'r a body of water where a sea serpent dwells

hlmeyue'rogehl be bad (frightening) water

hlohlpepek' I lower myself down by my hands

hlohpep embrace

hlohpew embrace, hug

hlook' I take, I fetch, I catch, I get, I receive

hloomelek' I have something taken away from me, they take it away from me

hloomuuelesek' I relieve someone of a load

hlow at last, finally

hloy try

hloychook' I walk carefully

hloyechewek' I grope for something with my hands

hloyehlkepek' I struggle to crawl (out)

hloyek' they grab me (i.e., take me away)

hloykook' I try

hloyomek' I touch (something) lightly

hloyo'repek' I'll try to run

hloypeyok' I taste it (e.g. a spoonful)

hloyuerek' I'll try to swim

hlpergerp' flounder

hlp'ohl vagina

hl'ehlkepek' I stub my toe

hl'ehlkwohtek' I break, I bust

hl'ekeekso'm you stop the water

hl'ekeek' water stops flowing (at a barrier)

hl'ekop' blood begins to coagulate

hl'ekoyo' the water is placid

hl'ekw be broken

hl'ekwelechek' I snore

hl'enah restrain oneself

hl'enek'w it stops drifting (being wedged somewhere)

hl'erchek' I hit a snag, run aground

hl'erchohl they hit bottom, they stick on sand (of boats)

hl'erkeech large wild rose with big hips

hl'erk'ws the wind stops

hl'er'eek' liquid gets thick, stops seeping

hl'er'ermerchek' I stop

hl'etoyek' I am stuck

hl'ewkweleeneechek' I snore

hl'ewkweloch snore

hl'ewkwelochek' I snore

hl'ewkweneechek' snore

hl'ewkwoh be broken

hl'ewkwosook' I break

hl'ewkwo'n it is broken open

hl'e'goh thunder, thunder

hl'e'goykoh struggle

hl'ohkohl 'we-nerh thunder berry

hl'ohko'hl it thunders

hl'ohl crackle

hl'ohlko'n it crackles

hl'ohl'ohlkoch' it crackles (a fire)

hl'oogech' the sound stops

hl'ooksek' I stop thinking about it

hl'oomew take it away from him

hl'oyk' it (snake) stops; the flow stops

hl'o'omah stop (running or walking) as a group

hl'o'r stop (running or walking)

hl'o'repeenek' I stop it with my hand (for example, a clock)

hl'o'repek' I stop (running or walking)

hl'o'repenek' I stop it with my hand (e.g., a clock)

hl'o'ronechek' I stop it (e.g., a big clock)

hl'o'ronechek' I stop it (a big clock)

hl'o'ronepek' I stop moving

hl'uehl explode (of a gun, etc.), shoot, go off

hl'uehlkwo'n it explodes, shoots, goes off (of a gun, etc.)

hl'uerek' I stop swimming (midstream)

ho past time, to, to

Ho Wegoh a flat near the Klamath, a bend in the river at Lamb's Riffle

hogeeesek' I wish

hoh make, build, repair, gather (flowers, etc.), cause

hohchoo' boast, brag, show off

hohkem eleventh or twelfth month in old Yurok calendar

hohkepek' I am in training, I practice, I work out

hohkuem tobacco

hohkuem 'ue-perhchekws storage basket for tobacco

hohkuemek' I make, I build, I repair, I gather (flowers, etc.), I cause

hohkuesek' I judge a dispute, I settle a dispute

hohpkechook' I go starting from (a place)

hohpkok count

hohpkokseemek' I count (them)

hohsepeeshon shameful thing or person

hohsepeeshonek' I am shameful

hohsepeeshonowok' I do something shameful

hohsepee' shamefully, disgracefully

hohsepek' I am ashamed

hokchkechoy chip arrowheads, etch

hokchkehl arrow flaker

hokchkemek' I chip arrowheads, I etch

Hoktkehl a promontory on the north side of Trinidad Head

hoktketook' I butcher, I cut up

hoktketoy clean (fish, meat, etc.)

holeehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel

holeehl kaap' hazel

holeehl 'wer-nerh hazelnuts

holeehlkesek' I gather hazel shoots

holeemek' I weave (baskets)

holeemew be woven (baskets)

holoyue'l water for soaking basket materials

homchah fool, trick, fool around with

homchepek' I fool, I trick, I fool around with

homonah live oak

homtah play, play with, be happy

homtepek' I play, I play with, I am happy

hoo go, travel

hoogech star

hoogech neee'n astronomer

hoogech 'ue-m falling star

hoogechoy be starry (night)

hoogechoyhl starlight

hookchkook' I chip obsidian blades

hookw gamble

hookwchek' I gamble, I play cards

hoola'anek objects of value buried with the dead

hoola'anemek' I bury objects of value

hoolech stir

hoolechek' I stir (a liquid), I paddle

hoolechkenekw they lie in water

hoolechook' I stir, move my boat around with a paddle

hooleesh paddle

hoolehl sow, plant, tobacco patch, seed, garden

hoolehlek' I am planting (seeds)

hoolehlkeloy insect

hoolehlkeloypek' I crawl around (on dirt/sand)

hoolehlkenek' I stir a fire, I bank a fire

hoolehlkepek' I crawl around (on dirt/sand)

hoolekeek' water swirls around

hoolekomeyetek' I take everything away

hoolekoyo' the water moves around (e.g., there's a fish in it)

hoolenahpeyek' they chase me around

hoolenee inherit, own by inheritance

hooleneechook' I inherit, I own by inheritance

hoolenekw it lies in water

hoolenek' I wear (clothes), I handle

hoolenemek' I touch/place things with my hands

hoolep'aak' I rummage, I investigate

hoolet fly around

hooletewek' I grope around

hooletkolee'm circle around in flight

hooletkweloyshook I drag something

hooletook' I walk with effort (in a steep place, under a heavy load)

hoolewetek' I go around with something in my mouth

hoolewkswek' I have a load in my boat

hoolewkwsek' I have a load in my boat

hoole'm go, travel, be around, fare (well or badly)

hooloh basket (general term)

hooloh rohkuet basketball

hoolohpeenek' I stir

hoolootek' I wave (trans.)

hooloyehl they are twisted, they are woven crooked, they are not straight (badly made baskets in which the uprights are not vertical)

hoolo'omah they run around

hoolo’olem’ they run around in sight

hooluuehl pack, load

hooluuel pack (a load), carry (a load), baggage

hooluuelekwoh wiggle

hooluuelesek' I pack (a load), I carry (a load), I carry on my back

hooluuelowok' I carry (a load)

hoomelek' I am dizzy

hoonechek' I paddle upstream

hoonechook' I climb, walk uphill

hooneyek' I go uphill, I paddle my boat

hoorechewek' I weave baskets, I make baskets, I grope, I reach

hoorekwech carry on one's back, carry piggyback

hoorekwechek' I carry on my back, I carry a child on my back, I carry piggyback

hoorekwtook' I ream out (e.g., a cup)

hooret quarrel, not to be on speaking terms, enemies, not speaking

hoore'mos animal, four-legged mammal

hoorok imitate someone

hooroksek' I am cunning, I am clever

hooroksek' I'm nauseated

hooroyewek' I owe someone

hooro'opek' I run around

hooro'opepek' I run around

hooro'r run around

hooro'repek' I run around

hooruerehl feel nauseous

hooruerehlek' I feel sick, I feel nauseous, I have nausea

hooruerek' I wade

hoo'y lose

hoo'yk'enek' I am lost

hoo'yk'etek' I lose

hoo'yk'ohl don't know how, forget (how)

hophl sinew, tendon, deer sinew

hopkekook' I begin, I start, I count

horew pointed end, something with a pointed end (arrow, rock, trinket)

hotmon baby rabbit

hoyeee oh!, hey!, hello!

hoyhlkah flap, roll around, flop, wiggle

hoyhlkepek' I flap, I roll around, I flop, I wiggle

ho'goloo' shake (intr.)

ho'gon north wind, storm

ho'mono' tanoak

ho'neet bait, lure

ho'nk'et bait, lure

ho'oh be dark

ho'ohkemee' it gets dark

ho'ohko'hl it is dark (as night)

ho'olek brake fern, bracken fern

ho'omah make fire together

ho'omepek' I make a fire

ho'omoh be hurt, injury

ho'omohtkook' I hurt, I injure

ho'opek' I make a fire, I build a fire

ho'opewek' I make acorn soup

ho'ow cedar

Ho'p'ew a village in the current location of Klamath

Ho'p'ew Puel 'We-Roy a gully upriver from Ho'p'ew

Ho'p'ew 'We-Roy a creek downriver from Ho'p'ew

ho'yp'eeshek' I have an itch

huehuehuercheen a type of wren

huemchor welcome, greet, entertain

huemchorkwook' I welcome someone, I greet someone

huemonah hewomes pounded in warm water and used for bathing and purifying

huemonah get warm, be warm

huemonark' it is warm

huemona'r be warm

huemonechek' I warm (part of my body)

huemonepek' I get warm, I am warm

huemook' I sweat in a sweathouse

huenkek open (something)

huenkeksook' I open (something)

huenowom bring up (children), rear (children), raise (children)

huenowomechek' I bring up, I rear (a child)

huenowoochek' I grow

huenoyohl transform, be transformed (of 'woogey after the coming of people), change into other beings (of animals, etc. in stories)

huenoyohlkoyek' be transformed (of 'woogey after the coming of people)

hueno'w it boils, it sprouts, it grows

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

huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

Huep'oo Hupa

Huep'oo nee her'k'werh jackrabbit

huep'oola' Hupa Indian, the Hupa people

hue'ueh nut

hue'uuep' hazel

huuek child, baby

huueksoh child, children

huuewehl get up, get out of bed, wake up

huue'woneehl wake a group

kaamechewek' I spoil a basket design

kaameehlek' I dream a doctor's dream, I dream about pain, I have a bad dream

kaameehlkuemek' I have a bad dream

kaameehlkwook' I dream a doctor's dream, I have a bad dream

kaameenepek' I feel unhappy (at a certain location)

kaameg be bad weather

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kaamegone'hl it's bad weather

kaamehl dirt, grave, graveyard

kaamehlkesek' I am dirty, I am rough

kaamehlke's it's rough terrain

kaames evil water creature, shark

kaames hegor twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar

kaames 'ue-kaap' skunk cabbage

kaames 'wer-nerh slim solomon

kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour

kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

kaamoh twelfth or thirteenth month in old Yurok calendar

kaamok be disliked

kaamokseemek' I dislike, I hate

kaamoogechek' I sound bad

kaamopee' rough water, rapids

kaamop' it is rough water

kaamo'm stink

kaamo'metek' I smell something bad

kaamo'molek' I stink, I smell bad

kaamuenowok' I grow badly

kaamuenowomechek' I have bad luck with my plants

kaamuueks bastard

kaap' gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild

kaap'ehl brush (vegetation)

kaap'oleehl brush, any plant with leaves

kaap'oleehlkwemoyek' I am wild (of an animal)

kaap'olee'hl it is brushy, it is covered in scrub

kahchek' I sew

kahchemew be sewn

kahchew mend

kahchewek' I'm sewing

kahchewook' I mend

kahkah green sturgeon

kahkah 'we-nep hog's fennel

kahkah 'wer-'erkerh sturgeon net

kahselew be a stranger, be unknown

kahselopek' I feel strange

kahseluemek' I do not know, I forget

Kahtehl place in Hoopa Valley

kap then

karkehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

karpeyewek' I am crazy, I am acting silly, I am boy-crazy or girl-crazy, I am promiscuous

ka'aal slave

ka'anoh blanket

ka'ar pet

ka'a'n deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)

kechee' it is daylight

Kechekw a rock in the water at Sue-meg

keche'w cover on a baby basket

kechook' I catch up to someone

kechoy all day

kechoyhl day

kechoyk all day, by day

kecho' light

Kech'ok a flat area where there was berry collecting near Unflooded Mountain

Kech'ok a flat north of 'O Tmekwor

kee future time, can, will

keech past time continuing into, or with effect on, the present; immediate present

keechue each

keehl redwood tree

keehl contraction of ki mehl

Keehl 'O Meyoo a hill south of Wilson Creek

Keehl 'O Rewok a place up Blue Creek

Keehl 'O Tep Heemar a fishing place on the Klamath

Keehl 'O Tep 'We-Roy a creek on the Klamath

keekee subsequent occurrence in future time, all (future time)

keekerhl disjoint (a carcass), be dislocated (a joint)

keekerhlkeenek' I dislocate

keekwten moss, rotten wood

keekwtenomoyehl they are mossy

keem badly

keemchuen born again (said of an old person at the birth of a child or grandchild)

keemchuenowok' I have offspring

keemee negative with reference to time

keemeenahpeyek' they don't feel good about me

keemeenepek' I feel bad, I am badly hurt

keemerluer'wery a face of someone holding in anger; the sky just before a storm

keemerlur'weryek' I am ugly, I am homely

keemkook' I treat badly, I harm, I spoil, I punish

keemohlek' I am dirty

keemohlenee dirty, polluting

keemolah be bad

keemolahpek' I am bad

keemolek' I am bad

keemolenee hooloh waste basket

keemolepek' I am bad, I act bad, I am rude

keemole'n it is bad

keemolokseemek' I don't like (someone), I have bad thoughts about (someone)

keemolook' I am bad

keemoyewek' I speak ill (of someone)

keemoyewoloyek' someone insults me

keemoyewo'moyek' someone calls me something bad

keemten rubbish, garbage, rotten wood

Keemtkueh a rock in the ocean, 2 miles from the mouth of Wilson Creek

keen fisherman

keepuen be winter, winter

keeshen be summer, summer

keeshen chkwohl summer steelhead

keeshperwok' I am selfish, I guard jealously

keet near future time

keetee future time

keetkah be strong, be able

keetkwela still

keetkwo still (not) yet

keeto want to

keetowcho' even if, although

keetue future time

keetwert'erysh very, excessively

kee'eeyek' I run away

kee'm so'n an accident

kegem someone who is jealous of everything

keges dried surf fish, dried smelt

keget panther, puma, mountain lion

kegey doctor, Indian doctor

kegeyowok' I'm a doctor

kege'y there is lightning

kegoh acorn soup

kegooleeshok' I hit or throw

kegor killer whale, orca, cormorant, shag

kego'sneg seagull

kehlkem red clay, floor

Kehlpehl rock opposite Kehlpehlehl

Kehlpehlehl name of a place on the mainland shore

kehlpeyewek' I sing (of a doctor's uncontrolled singing), I am angry, I am irritable, I am out of sorts, I am upset

kehlpeyok' I sing through a dream (of a doctor), I lose control of myself at the doctor dance

kehlpe'n it is thick (cloth, etc)

kekeek' water flows down a canyon

kekelepeenechkenekw they are bowled over by water

kekelepeenekw he/she/it is bowled over by water

kekelepeenew be knocked over

kekelomonek'w it swirls in the water

kekelomo'hl it swirls in the wind

kekelomuue'we'y it swirls around (as if it has a face)

keke'y shine

keke'ye'hl it shines

Kekoy flat at the mouth of a creek near Two Sisters Rocks

kekwon pounding basket (bottomless)

kekwonook' I break (intr.)

kekwonootek' I break (trans.)

kekwsah apron of bark

kelew you (pl.)

kelok goose

keloke'l throat

kelomechook' I turn around

kelomeeksenek' I turn something away

kelomehl fall, autumn

kelomehlkeloypek' I struggle to get on top in wrestling

kelomehlkeloypek' I struggle to the top (wrestling)

kelomehlkepek' I turn over

kelomek be twisted

kelomekeek' water turns away

kelomekeenek' I twist (e.g. thread)

kelomekehl somersault

kelomekehl a person/animal twists loose

kelomekoyo' the water flows back (a 180 degree turn)

kelomelem' they turn in flight

kelomenek' I turn, I turn over, I turn around, I revolve

kelometewek' I turn my hand around

kelomewkwsek' I turn around and come back in a boat

kelomoh turn (intr.), turn over

kelomoksee'hl it is a period of time (month, season, year?)

kelomoks' something is turned over/inside out

kelomok's turn inside out, twist so both surfaces show

kelomolek' I turn in flight

kelomonekeer' tumble, make a somersault

kelomootek' I turn something aside

kelomoyk' it (rope, fabric) is twisted on inside out

kelomo' turn round, turn over

kelomo'hl a bird turns in flight

kelomo'ochek' I turn my boat around

kelomo'ohpeyok' I swing around

kelomo'opek' I turn round

kelomo'repek' I turned 180 degrees running

kelomuelek' I turned 180 degrees swimming (and made big waves)

kem also, even, again, too

kemek' I steal

kemew storage basket for tobacco

kemeyek' I go home

kemeykook' I bring someone back to life

kemeyonemek' I take (someone) home

kemeyuuelesek' I bring (a load) home

kemolek' I steal

kemolochek' I am jealous, I envy

kemoroh a fat piece of meat on a sturgeon, about 10 inches long (said to be eaten only by rich people)

kemoroy sneak around, be a sneak thief, secretly

kemoroyok' I sneak, I do secretly

kemoroyowok' I sneak around, I am a sneak thief

keneek'wech steer (a boat)

keneek'wechook' I steer (a boat)

keneemee emphatic negative

Kenek a village on the Klamath

Kenek Puel a village downriver from Kenek

Kenek 'We-Roy Tuley Creek

kenek'w it floats out of the main current

kenooyekehl lie down in a cramped space

kenuemee exactly

kepcheneesh fawn

kepoyuerek' I swim

kepschoh ambush, lie in ambush for

kepschook' I lie in ambush for, I ambush

keptenek' I sing a lullaby

keptenoy sing to sleep, hum to sleep

keptoh horseneck clam, Washington clam

keptue'r lullaby

kep'ehl there is a housepit, hole in a tree, hole in the ground, housepit

kep'ehl be deaf

kep'ehlkwelek' I'm deaf

kep'ehlkwelook' I deafen

kep'ehlkwenek' I deafen

kep'ehlpelekwek' I am deaf

kep'ehlpelek' I'm deaf

Kep'el a big village on the Klamath, next to and upriver from Saa'

Kep'ew mouth of a creek north of Last Chance

kep'ohl a hollow, a space, clearing, house pit

kep'oks opening

kep'okseenek' I block (a path), I plug (a mouse-hole), I dam (a stream)

kep't'oh feed an infant soft food

kerch'erk row a boat

kergerchek' I row

kergerchook' I go alone

kergerneryerwok' I am vain

kergerpeehl dentalium shell, 2 1/2 inch

kergerserh musket

kergertker' fisherman

kergerwers wrist

kergery s/he is alone, s/he works alone

kerger'ermerchek' I speak Karok

kergook' I am alone

kerguuek a round is won (in a game)

kerhchpook' I menstruate for the first time

kerhkerh small turtle

kerhl earring

kerhlkerh crayfish, Klamath signal crayfish

kerhlkerh segon scorpion

kerhpeen thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree

kerhpeen 'ue-segon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine

kerhper' thimbleberry tree

kerhterpee' there's one (tool, etc.)

kerhterrpeeshook' I hit it once driving in a sharp blade

kerhter'een hit on the head

kerhter'eenkook' I hit on the head

kerhter'eryhl one (animal or bird)

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

kerkerlermerk'ws the wind shifts constantly

kerkernerweech daddy longlegs

kerker'werk rock (trans. and intr.)

kerker'werk cheek'war rocking chair

kerker'werk'ws it is cranky (of a boat)

kerkur'yermerchek' I walk crookedly

kerkur'yermerhl zigzag pattern, wavy pattern

kerkur'yermery flow crookedly (of a river, etc.)

kerkur'yermeryk' it flows crookedly (of a river, etc.)

kerkur'yer' be crooked, zigzag design on baskets

kerkwhlkwer'y have a miscarriage

kerlermerkerhl be out of joint, be dislocated, pistol

kerlermerkerhl get out of joint (body part)

kerlermerk'ws the wind blows something inside out

kerlermerw inside out, turn inside out

kerlermerwkwenek' I turn inside out

kerlermue'wery' a person with an ugly face; ugly clouds

kermserhl large white edible mushroom

keromecha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine

keromekeenek' I twist, I lock

keromekeenohl key

keromek'woysh control water, turn off water

keromoh turn round (of a wheel, etc., intr.), vehicle, car, automobile

kerrcherh mountain ridge

kerrcher'n it is ridgy (country)

kerrmeek' nine

kerrmercher' ninth month in old Yurok calendar

kerrmerhl be dirty, be murky, not for drinking (liquid, water)

kerrmerhlkerrp' it is dirty (water)

kerrmerterw little finger

kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

Kerrneet 'Wo-'O'l Little Trinidad Head (a promontory near Trinidad Head)

Kerrwerh place in Hoopa Valley

kers'erkw shoulder blade

kert I fish with a pole

kertkek' I go trout fishing, I go fishing with pole

kertkerhl trout fishing pole

kert'erkseenek' I put a lid on, I cover, I plug up, I stop up

kert'er' cover with lid, lid

kert'er' bald person

kert'er'ery be bald

kert'er'eryek' I am bald

kerwers wrist

kerweryerh chin, jaw, beard

kerychergerh braid one's hair, mink

kerycherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

kerychoh braids, hair wraps, hair tie

keryermerh skull

keryk flow slowly

kerykeek flow slowly (more slowly than krykeyo')

kerykee' it flows slowly

kerykeyo' it flows slowly

ker'merkws tanoak mushroom

ker'yerwetek' I release

ker'yer' peel (fruit or vegetable)

ker'yer'eryetek' I release

kes down

kesee future time

kesehl homesick, lonesome

kesehlek' I feel lonely

keseloh wish

keskee down, down below, down to the river

Keskee Chaa large graveyard south of Schek'wehl

keskeehl lower side, woodshed anteroom

Keskeehl out cropping near Patrick's Point

Keskeyekw a sea stack near Elk Point

kesomewehlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)

kesomewepek' I am lonely

kesomewet on the left

kesomewetek' I am left-handed

kesomewtek' I am homesick

kesomuy corpse, dead person

kesomuyowok' I am dead

ketokseehl a level place

ket'etew palm (of hand)

ket'ey be still (of anything movable), be parked, be moored

ket'ket'e'y lie (of boats)

ket'oh there is a lagoon, body of still water, lake, lagoon

ket'oks be flat

ket'okseehl the land is flat

ket'okseyoh fall backwards

ket'op' it is in a pot (liquid), it is scraped (shins)

ket'ue'l it forms a pool, it forms a lake

Kewet Burrill's Peak

kewoy burden basket

key sit (in a location or on a horse)

keychek be tired, be exhausted

keychekseemek' I am tired

keycheksek' I am tired

keychek'eenek' I sit (in a location or on a horse)

keychelew speak the medicine formula on the ninth day of a girl's first menstruation

keychok act on purpose

keychokseemek' I act on purpose

Keykem a village on the Klamath, downriver from Metah

Keykem a town on Big Lagoon

keykwele'weyek' I close my eyes

keyoh early fall, early autumn

keyohkemoh early fall, early autumn

keyom dipper basket

keyomop' it's a whirlpool

keyoweyues entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

keyoworek' I'll perform as a doctor

ke'l you

ke'letuelonemek' I accidentally drop something (from my hands)

ke'letuelowok' I release (involuntarily)

ke'moh bailer

ke'mohpechek' I bail out

ke'mohpet bail out water

ke'mohpetechek' I bail out water

ke'mow food

ke'mt'em basket for valuables

ke'ween eel

ke'ween 'ue-par redbud

ke'ween 'ue-pemey eel oil

ke'ween 'we-chege'l early spring seaweed

ke'ween 'we-leen hail

ke'ween 'wer-nerh Indian peach

Ke'weenow a village on the Klamath near Srprh

ke'yetkwelek' I loosen, I untie

ke'yetuelowok' it slipped away from me

ke'yolew spit

ke'yonemek' I release

ke'ype'hl there is a flicker of lightning

klew waterfall

klewoluehl fall (water)

kle'uep'oh clover, brush, flora

klohstook' I hang (it)

klohsto'y there is an overhang

kloyk' it (snake, rope) is draped over something

kmoyhl lie down, die

kmoyhlkesek' I lie down, I die

kmoypon spread (butter, jam, etc.)

knaahlkoh afterbirth, placenta

knechewek' I put my weaving aside

knekoyo' the water gets calm; it's relaxed, wilted

knekwomeytek' I leave

knenek'w it drifts into still or stagnant water

knerk'ws the wind is dying down

knerperyerh leavings of food

knerperyerk leavings, remainder

knerr'eek' it's a dead-end of water

kneryk' it's limp

knetew finger

knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge

Knetken 'O Loo a large boulder in the Klamath downstream from Muurekw

knetknet arrowhead, cartridge

knew be long, be tall, be high

knew eight

Knewee' Point St. George

kneweteek' eight

knewetek' I fish with a net

knewe'l be long, be tall, be high (plants, trees, body parts, utensils, etc.)

knewe'lo'n it is long, it is tall, it is high (plants, trees, body parts, utensils, etc.)

knewkwsem' fish fin up to feed at the surface (near the bank)

knewolee' it is long (referring to a rabbit ear)

knewolek sea serpent

knewolek' it is long (worms, ropes, etc.)

Knewolek' big snake monster in creation stories

Knewolek' a sea stack north of White Rock

knewolep' s/he is tall, (human beings) s/he is long

knewoleta' eighth month in old Yurok calendar

knewoletew middle (long) finger

knewolopeelek' I am tall

Knewoloyhl a sand bar on the southwest side of Big Lagoon

knewolo' live embers, coals (i.e., it burns quietly)

Knewoo creek 1 mile upriver of Maynot Creek

Knewsep a long prairie

knokseemek' I leave it (behind), I abandon it, I forget it

knootek' I discard something

knoyhl be left behind lying, lie behind

knoyketek' I leave behind (more than one thing)

kno'n it breaks in one place

Knuehl a fishing place (where there is deep water) off Moore's Rock

knuehlkem deep gully, gorge

Knuehlkem a place in the area of Sregon

knuerek' I float, I swim quietly

knue'logehl a deep place in the water

knue'loge'hl it is deep (of, e.g. water)

knuuelesek' I put down (a load)

knuuerek' I stop swimming

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

ko past or future time

Ko 'O Tep a village on the Klamath, downriver from Pekwon

kochpoksek' I think over, I meditate

koh catch

kohchaawech sixth month in old Yurok calendar

kohchah one (shoe)

kohchee once

kohchehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato

kohchekeen one strand (for example, of hair)

kohchemee once

kohchemoy one (finger span), the distance between a person's fingers on two outstretched arms, one fathom

kohchemoyhl one day

kohchemo'ook' I am somewhere for one day, I stay overnight one night

kohcheneesh large tanned deerskin used for blankets or dresses (larger than smechoy)

kohchermerysh one arm's length

kohchew six

kohchewech first month in old Yurok calendar, one month

kohchewehl be full

kohchewook' I catch

kohchuemek' I catch

Kohpey Crescent City, site of Crescent City

Kohpey Perwerh Mill Creek

Kohsew Sight Rock

kohta'r one (tree, stick, etc.)

kohteeshek' I eat one spoonful

kohtek' there's one (worm, rope, etc.)

kohtek'wo'n there's one (plant, etc.)

kohtenee one arm's length

kohtepeer one (dentalium length measurement)

kohtep' there's one (sacks) (growing things)

kohtey one (boat)

kohte'lee' there's one (house)

kohte'n there's one (body part, stream, utensil, clothing item)

kohtoh one (round thing)

kohtok's there's one (flat thing)

kohtonah one (piece of money)

kohtoo hit, club

kohtooleeshook' I hit, I club

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

kokonewe'l be long (tufted things, grass, hair, etc.)

kokonewe'lo'n it is long (a tufted thing, grass, hair, etc.)

kokonewole'l it is long

kokos mother

kokoy exclamation of surprise

koko'yopah waddle

kolchee whenever

koleen one (of a number); used adverbially, in one place

kolo it seems, it looks like, probably

kolo pegemeep' rigid

kolo pemey smooth

kolokween very

kolonee it seems, it looks like, probably

kom know

koma hard, for long, very, still, any more, before

komchewok' I am smart, I understand

komchohlek' I know the way

komchuemek' I know

komeenah have feelings (in the body), can feel (something)

komeenepek' I have feelings (in the body), I can feel (something)

komtenah be blind

komtenepek' I am blind

koonee alone (as in 'went alone')

koora' one (human being, body part, utensil, stream, piece of clothing)

koosee all over, everywhere, everything

koot one (dentalium string)

kooych buy

kooychkwook' I buy

koo' stand (of people or animals in or assuming a standing posture)

koo'hl be open

koo'opek' I stand (of people or animals in or assuming a standing posture)

koo'repek' I run alone

kopeen coffee

korek' I survive

korpewek' I am alone, I live alone

korpeyok' I live alone

kos'elason I hope that ..., may it be that ...

kotkotee'r jump up and down, play a (children's) game like hopscotch

kotkotee'r wild celery

kotkotee'r 'ue-segon gambleweed

kot'ueskeenee however, whatever

Kowecheek home of salmon in creation stories

Kowecheek 'Ola'aag Kowecheek's rock

kowecho' don't

kowecho'm don't

koweesh stick, penis

koweeshcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful

koweeshtew stick, cemetery fence

koweeshtewohl cemetery

kowey don't do that!, stop it!, quit it!

koyaak'w starfish

koykuue'l hollow rock (lucky)

koyowoh full (of the moon)

koypoh in the morning, early, early morning

koypoh hoogech morning star

ko'l something, someone, somewhere, no one, nothing

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

ko'lee someone, anyone

ko'lsonkehl regalia, wedding present

ko'm hear, understand

ko'mee very, excessively

ko'moyok' I hear, I understand

ko'omech Orleans Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

Ko'omen Orleans

ko'oyewek' I ask, I hire, I request

ko'oyuemek' I ask, I hire, I request

ko'r one (human being, body part, utensil, stream, piece of clothing)

ko'see all over, everywhere, everything, covered all over

ko'ses crab

kreeech a plant used as a herb

kue future time

kue the, that, who, which, a

kue nekah 'ekonor God (Christian)

kue wa'aw mehl meguehlsonee mop

kuech grandmother

kuechkuech angleworm, worms for bait

kuechos grandmother

kuekuerek' I swim alone

kuereesh the end of a net, the point of a V-shaped mark, used for calendar keeping, made in a slate slab in the floor of a sweat-house

kuerek' I float quietly on top of the water

kues where?, when?, how?, which?, what? (of a specified set), why?

kueschah what sort of?

kue'y later, tonight, after a while

kue'yoh in a minute

kurn salmon head, the inside of a salmon's head, gristle in salmon's head

kurrk cross the goal-line, score, as in the stick game

kurrksek' I play the stick game, I score (in the stick game)

kuuerek' I swim alone

kwahhley be against Indian belief, be forbidden by Indian law, be taboo, be forbidden

kwahhleyek' I am a mourner at a funeral

kwar peg, nail, lamprey awl, sewing awl, needle, wooden needle

kware'weyek' I have a pointed face; (3rd person) a sharp boat-head

kwa'ree' a brown bird, darker on breast with black specks, red eyes

kwech excrement, dropping, poop

kwechkeesh defecate

kwechkeeshek' I defecate

kwechoyekw ground squirrel

kweech a plant with large leaves

kweeeget visitor

kweem harpoon foreshaft

kwegerue'r pig, hog

kweget visit

kwegetek' I visit

kwegey kingsnake

kwegokw raven

kwegomhlechook' I walk back and forth

kwegomhlewkwsek' I go back and forth on water

kwegomhlo'repek' I run back and forth

kwegomhluerek' I swim back and forth

kwegomhluuelesek' I'm packing back and forth

kwehl though, although, so

kwelaakw they

kwelekw well

kweles he, she, it

kwen indefinite relative adverb

kwenomet 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'"

kwerch a plant (sp.) with large leaves

Kwerep 'O Tek a tall rock formation

kwere'weyek' I have a pointy face, I have a sharp tongue

kwere'we'y dugout canoe

kwerhkweryerchek' I whistle

kwerhl image, picture, shadow, doll, movie

kwermhlerk'ws the wind blows back

kwermhleryerh look back, turn around (intr.)

kwermhleryerhsek' I look back

kwermhleryerhsook' I turn around (intr.)

kwermhl'er'erchek' I drive back, I drive away

kwerrmeech black chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper

kweruehl snout, long nose

kweruehlomoyek' I have a pointed snout

kweryerchek' I whistle

kweryerh whistle, whistle

kweryerk'ws the wind whistles

kweryerwek' I whistle (esp. in calling someone)

kwerykweryerch screech owl

kwerykweryer'erchek' I whistle

kwerykweryoochek' I whistle

kweryterp an edible plant with white flowers

kweryuemek' I whistle to (someone)

kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)

kwesaage'le'w someone who is hoarse, someone with a harsh voice

kwesaalewek' I am hoarse

kwesaalochek' I speak hoarsely, I sing hoarsely

kwescheen strawberry

kwesee and then, and so

kweskwes have a cold

kweskwesek' I have a cold, I caught a cold

kwes'oyew prayer doctor

kwes'oyewek' I treat (used of prayer doctor)

kwes'oyuemek' I say prayers to heal over someone

kwetoyos pear-shaped piece of wood put near fire in wishing ill on someone

kweykweyuer whistle

kweyuech a bird now extinct

kweyuerowok' I whistle a note

kwe'loyhl a scorching day

kwomhla'rechek' I put wood (e.g., a gate) back in place

kwomhla'retek' I put wood (e.g., a gate) back in place

kwomhlechook' I return, I go back, I walk back

kwomhlehlkeloypek' I crawl back

kwomhlehlkepek' I crawl back

kwomhlekeek' water turns back

kwomhlekoyo' the water runs back

kwomhlenahpeyek' I'm sent back

kwomhlenek' I bring (something) back

kwomhlenek'w it drifts back

kwomhloksek' I think back

kwomhlok’s it slid back (e.g. a board)

kwomhlolek' I fly back

kwomhlooleem' the herd turns back

kwomhloolem' the herd turns back

kwomhloyk' it (snake, rope) turns back

kwomhlo' return by water

kwomhlo'ochek' I return by water

kwomhlo'repek' I run back

kwomhluerek' I swim back

kwomhluuelesek' I pack it back

kwomkepek' I'm in deep pain, I groan

kwomonemek' I go take it back

kwoorechook' I go slowly

kwooreyowok' I am slow

kwooykenochek' I play out rope slowly

kwooykenotek' I play out rope slowly

kwooyk' it (rope) is moving slowly

kwoo'repek' I run or walk slowly

kwotkwotop' it's simmering

kwoychook' I go slowly

kwoyekeek' water flows slowly

kwoyekoyo' the water flows slowly

kwoyketek' I'm slow getting things out

kwoykook' I do something slowly

kwoyonek' I deliver slowly

kwoyonemek' I bring it slowly

kwoypeyok' I eat slowly

kwoyteme'l shoulder

kwo'ro'r candlefish

kyah rise (sun or moon), spring (season), vernal

kyahchenee vernal

kyahto'r sweat, sweat

kya' sore, ulcer

kya'ewolek' I am a nuisance, I am naughty

kya'hl'oo' open sore, ulcer, open wound

kyegah mound of dirt (e.g. near gopher hole)

kyerneekerhl sprain

kyerneekerhl sprain (a hand)

kyerneekert sprain

kyeseks gopher

kyew there, yonder

kye'w capsize

kye'wolep' it capsizes, someone turns over (e.g. in a boat or a wagon)

kye'wo'l it capsizes

kyohlpoo' fall over, tumble

kyoohlpoleeshoyek' someone knocks me backwards

kyosekws gopher

kyoyemek' I bend back (something)

kyue' there

k'ee the, this, who, which

k'ehl used with tomoyek' be very young, be very small

k'enego'ohl frequently, at frequent intervals

k'enrokseemek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'ensonowok' I take care, I am sensible

k'ensoonokseemek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

K'epueloyoh Wohpekumew's son

k'ep'ew grandchild

k'erep' widow

k'erosegon scorpion

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

K'errch' 'O Chkegeem' a knoll in the middle of a salal berry patch, also called K'err' 'Wo-'Ol'

k'errch' 'we-cheeeshep' lupin

k'errch' 'wer-nerh twinberry

k'err' crow

k'err' segon blackbird

K'err' 'O Chkegeem' a sea stack in False Klamath Cove

K'err' 'We-Roy Hodge Creek, south of the Klamath

K'err' 'Wo-'Ol' a knoll in the middle of a salal berry patch

k'eso apparently

k'etk'ehl sweet colt's foot

k'ewen widow who has cut her hair in mourning, widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder

k'ewetek' I wash, I brush (teeth), I dye (any object)

K'ewoomer son of Puelekuekwa'r

k'eyaa'eek where you are

k'e'go' there is lightning

k'leemowok' I feel ill

k'loo'w it dies down (of a fire), s/he is drowsy

k'lostemek' I hang it

k'lostook' I hang limp

k'loyk' it wilts

k'nek'nek' pulse, beat (of the heart)

k'nerrkeenek' I let wilt

k'nerrk' it wilts

k'newolo’ dying embers

k'ohoo unmarried mother, mother of bastards

k'ohoolop' a liquid in the process of solidifying

k'ookwsook' I cut up, I split (fish, etc.), I cut into pieces, I dress fish or game

k'oo'y jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay

k'ue'ueh wash (habitually)

k'yerwerler'ery be gray-haired

k'yerwerler'eryek' I am gray-haired

k'yow swan

k'yoykwo'n it is slimy, slippery

laa road, way

laaheewon above along

laahohkuemek' I build alongside

laakaamop' it is rough water on a river

laakekelomenek'w it swirls along in the water

laakwomhlechook' I return by a particular route

laamenetkwelesook' I drag along

laamohlek' I make a noise by pounding

laamyaahlkepek' I jump in front of

laapeeshkah along the seashore

laaregor the waves break along (it)

laarorkwee'hl it breaks over (of waves on a rock, etc.)

laateekwo'n it is broken along (e.g. a line), it is shattered along (e.g. a line)

laatekwsook' I cut along a line

laatetko'hl it is steep along (something)

laawogee down the middle

laay go through, go by that way

laayechek' I go by a particular way

laayechewek' I grope my way around

laayechook' I walk along

laayehlkeloypek' I slink

laayehlkepek' I slink

laayekeek' water flows by, dry creek bed, where water used to flow

laayekeen line, stripe, lining

laayekoyo' stripes

laayekw road, trail, path

laayek' I pass, I go along route, I go by, I pass by

laayetkolek' I fly along, I fly past, I fly by

laayetkweloshook' I drag something along

laayetkweloyshook' I drag it along

laayewet' someone goes along with something in the mouth

laayoh river

laayok’s it (a flat thing) is along (something)

laayolek' I fly, I fly along

laayolew be taught

laayolewomoyek' I am taught

laayoluemek' I teach

laayonechkenekw they pass on water

laayonekeer' branch off

laayonekw he/she/it passes on water

laayonemek' I bring it past

laayop' it flows, it runs (of a liquid)

laayoyk' it (snake, root) is on the ground

laayo' jump up and down (of a boat), pitch (of a boat)

laayo'omah pass in a group

laayo'repek' I run along(side) something

laayo’olem’ they run by here

laayuemek' I teach

laayuuelesek' I come by here with a pack

laayuuelowek' I pass this way with my load

laa'oole'm live alongside

lahchek' I launch

la'alaa reweeshee' cemetery fence

la'asehl a poisonous plant (sp.)

lechewek' I point something out with my hands

lechkechook' I pull out

lechkenekw they are flooded

lechkenek' I knock down, I throw aside

lechook' I knock down, I toss

Legaa a portage place on the north end of Big Lagoon

legaa'y doorway, trail, path, retreat, a place where someone or something passes through, the place by the entrance door in the sweathouse

lega'ap' she doctors

legech mudhen, coot

legehl throw, scatter, sort

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

legep'ew storage place

Legep'ew a hole or cave on the southwest side of Trinidad Head

legoolook' I roam, I wander

lego' blink repeatedly

lego' it's twilight, the sun goes down

lehlkelook' I bury, I bake, I plant seeds

lehlkeloy crawl

lehlkeloypek' I crawl

lehlkem skunk cabbage leaves

lehlkemook' I wrap (something) in skunk cabbage leaves (for cooking)

lehlkemoy be misty

lehlkenek' I throw, I scatter, I sort

lehlkepek' I crawl

lehlkepek' I bury myself; I crawl

lehlkoo' fall, be heard (noises)

lek flow, leak

lekah measure, measure of length

lekeeta' backbone (of fish), spine (of fish)

leketek' I put (down)

lekolek' I fall, I fall down

lekomeyetek' I put, I set the table

lekonee hoogech falling star, shooting star

lekoo stab

lekoosek' I stab (something/someone?)

lekoosook' I stab

lekootek' I stab

lekoyop' it flows

lekoyo' it flows, it leaks

lekw outside, out

lekwo'hl it falls in (a building, etc.), it fills the air (a noise)

lekwsa' by the doorway

lekwsee outside

lekwseek outside

lekwseg there is a path

lekwsew outside

lekwsoo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door

lekwtemehl dig

lekwtemehl koweesh digging stick

lekwtemehlek' I dig

lek'woh drag oneself along, crawl

lem hook eels

lemege'hl there is a loud noise

lememe'hl it rumbles

leme'm rumble

lemolohl 'o kwar the blade on an eel-hook

lemolook' I hook eels

lemolo'ohl eel-hook, gaff for lamprey eels

lenahpeemek' I blame, I suspect

lenewkwek' I drift, I drown

lenkwe'hl it is overcast, there is an eclipse

lepah stretch (intr.), crawl along

lepahtepek' I stretch, I crawl along

lepchoh fur

lepechook' I crawl to avoid detection

lepehlek' I ache

lepehlkeloypek' I crawl silently along

lepehlkepek' I crawl silently along

lepkwoh form seaweed into round cakes

lepoh hip

lepo'm headband "worn by the woman formulist in the Brush Dance ... normally made of ordinary feathers", doctor's forehead band of condor ruff

lepo'repek' I run bent down to avoid detection

lepsee' it's outside

lepsemoyek' I am hairy

lepsew toward the doorway

lepsue'wery a hairy face; stringly-looking clouds with the rain in them

leptenok cloud, clouds blowing

leptenoksee'hl it is cloudy, it gets cloudy

leptenoyhl be cloudy, be misty

leptoyhlkemoyek' I am hairy all over

leptoyhlkepek' I am hairy all over

leptoyhlkepek' I'm hairy

leptoyowok' I'm hairy

lep'ew tidy up

lep'olah protruding stakes to keep salmon from going around an 'erkerh net

lep'olook' I cover it up

lep'oluemek' I cover it (with a blanket)

lerger'l buzzard, vulture

lerh saliva, spittle

lerhlkwernek' I pick something round that grows in clusters (manzanita, madrone, huckleberries, peas in the pod)

lerhperyehl drool, saliva, spittle

lerkerhl the joint is back in place

lerksue'wery' there are dark clouds right above

lerksue'wer'y dark clouds right above

lerpsuewer'y it is covered in mist

lerpternue'erwer'y it is bad weather

lerptue'wer'y the sky is dark, murky

lerryerk'ws the wind blows along something

ler'ergerh be black, be dark-colored, (round things) coffee

ler'ergery be black, be dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler'ergeryek' I am black, I am dark-colored (animals, birds)

ler'ergeryhl be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler'ergeryk be black, be dark-colored (water)

ler'ergerysh dark-skinned person

ler'erger'eesh black skin

ler'ger' black person

letkolek' I fly

letkwel oriole

letkwelosook' I drag along

lewet net, fish net, salmon net

lewet 'w-a'aag sinker rock on lewet net

lewet 'w-ekwol place to set a lewet net

lewetek' I fish with a net, I set a net

lewkwenohl be cloudy

lewkwtemehlkook' I dig for something

lewolee' there are cramps, somebody is cramping up

lewoleyetek' I pull (a boat) through shallow water by hand

lewole'y it is pulled through shallow water by hand

lewo'hl there is an earthquake

leychehl blackberry

leyes snake

leykwehl noise in the air similar to infants crying (bad omen)

leyolekws snake, water-snake

leyolekwsa' zigzag design on baskets, vertical stripe on baskets

le'go' fisher

le'lohtek' I burn (something)

le'loyek' I burn myself, I am burned, I am stung (by a nettle)

le'loyhl there is a fire

le'wehl house used at the making of the Fish Dam at Kepel

le'wo'l greasewood, snowbrush

lochomuuek tadpole

locho'm toad

lohkwo'hl it is dull weather

lohlkeemek' I scold

lohlkeyek' I marry (of a widow who marries again)

lohlko'n it crackles

loholehl grave

lohpeenek' I scrape out

lohpee'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

lohpsemoyek' I am downy, I have down, I am hairy

lohtuen lingcod, snapper

lok be a year

lokseemek' I weight something down

loksee'hl it is a year

loksook' I press down with a weight

lolek' I fly

lomohsook' I strike gently

loo be thrown

loo fish weir, fish dam

loogeen fish weir

Loogenohl place upriver of lower Smith River Bridge where there was a fish dam

loolah throw oneself down, plop down

looleeshee' it is knitted

looleeshook' I knock it down

looleeshoy knit (as in making a net)

lootek' I throw

lop' it comes in lumps, it flows slowly

lo' chief builder of the Fish Dam at Kepel

lo'hl a bird flies

lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

lo'moh pummel

lo'ncho' be greedy

lo'og embers, coals

lo'ogenee dark

lo'ogenew dark things

lo'ogey be black, be dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo'ogeyowok' I am black, I am dark-colored (human beings, tools, etc., plants, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., flat things, house, boats)

lo'oge'rok' I am black

lo'oge'ro'n it is black, it is charred (trees, sticks, etc.)

lo'omah run in a group

lo'omechek' I burn (wood)

lo'omehl tremble

lo'op' it burns, it is burning

lo'p'aak' I blink (my eyes)

lo'p'e'y it blinks (of an eye or eyes)

lo'sook' I cover, I hold down

luuehl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine

luuehlkwek' I spin string (on the thigh)

luuelesek' I take/carry a load somewhere

luuep make a sound (called a "dead-sound" by Charlie Williams)

luuewoloyek' I cramp, I have a cramp

luue' fish with a net, set a net

ma past tense

maageehl for nothing

maageen some, the rest, remainder

maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber

maat'p'ohl senseless ones (of children)

maawek' I pay a fine (for an insult)

maawetek' I hit

maay clear (of weather), pass by

maayechook' I struggle to get my boat past and obstacle

maayehlkeloypek' I crawl by (steathily)

maayehlkepek' I crawl by (steathily)

maayekeek' water flows past (a barrier)

maayekoyo' the water flows past

maayek' I pass, I move past, I pass by

maayetek' I pass something with it (a big article or object)

maayolek' I pass by narrowly, almost touching

maayonechkenekw they pass on water

maayonekw it passes on water

maayonemek' I pass an obstacle with it

maayonew pass on water

maayootek' I bring it past

maayoyk' it (stream) passes an obstruction

maayo'ochek' I've passed something

maayo'olem' they run past

maayo'r pass, pass by

maayo'repek' I run past (missing the place)

maayuerek' I struggle to swim past an obstacle

maayuuelesek' I bring my pack past an obstacle (e.g., a slide area)

mah pass

mahkew salal

mahkuehl salal berry

mar toilet paper

markarkeehl hip

markew eat up

markewechek' I die, I faint, I pant, I am out of breath

markuemek' I eat up, I eat it all, I exhaust food supply

markwechook' I go everywhere

markwenee everything

markwewohl perish

markwsewok' I beat up (all of them), I get rid of, I beat severely

markwsook' I beat him (with fists), I beat him (in gambling)

Ma'aa name of a gulch in Requa

Ma'ach village at the north end of Big Lagoon

ma'ah spear, spear, salmon harpoon pole, up to 16 feet long

ma'ahskeemek' I spear

ma'ahskehl spear

ma'ahskek' I spear, I go spear fishing

ma'ahskoyk' I use a harpoon

ma'ahskuemek' I spear

ma'ak head rings, "a stuffed ring of deerskin with three or four of the scarlet [woodpecker] scalps sewn on", "head rings with woodpecker on them", head roll

ma'anor be conceited, show off

ma'epetek' I tie up, I am greedy for, I wrap

ma'epoyew be tied up, wrapped

mech fire

mech pa'ah whiskey

mechaanep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood

mecheeh fireside

mechewk'w it is submerged

mechewolo' smolder, glow

mechkaapek' I walk

mechka' go on foot, footprint, feet, tracks

mechkes track

mechke'n it is so many feet long

mechlaa something fire goes through, chimney, stove pipe, fireplace

mecholep mucus in one's eye

mechole'w eye mucus

mechomee' venereal disease, the clap

mee negative

meechos cousin, male cousin, elder brother

meeechkah go on foot

meeegoh trade

meeekee both sides

Meeekeeley a being that lives in the mountains

meeekeewerh double ended boat

meeeks raag back string of an eel or sturgeon

meehlpehl leg, shin, lower leg

meekoyo' it surges

meek'olew swallow

meek'oluemek' I swallow, I gulp down

meenek' I bet

meet cousin!, elder brother!

mee' because, in order that

mee' negative

megah swallow (bird)

megeeegonemek' I poke a fire

megeehl without anything, for nothing

megee'r do, perform (a ceremony), obey

megee'repek' I do, I perform (a ceremony), I obey

megehlkechook' I stroke, I caress, I touch lightly

megelook' I accompany, I go with others

megenek' I stretch (in an elastic motion), I flex

megenep' it moves or stretches in an elastic way (like an inchworm, or in a belly-ache or body building), it (someone's stomach) aches

megerseek weasel

meges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor

megeseek weasel

megetohl look after, protect, take care of, care for, own, keeper, owner

megetohlkwepek' I look after myself

megetohlkwook' I look after, I care for, I protect, I take care of, I own

megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove

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

megokw dog, barking dog

mego'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts

meguehl store, peddlar

mehl circumstantial, by, with, for, about, from, of

mehl chegeeshew shootingstar (flower)

Mehl Muewee'm an almost submerged rock in False Klamath Cove

mehl regookwseen cheeeshep' mission bells (plant)

mehl seges'ew shooting star

mehl 'e'ga' mehl muehlsonee eraser

mehletwek' I feel something with my hand

mehlkue 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."

Mehlkue Raa a branch of Hunter's Creek, in which people used to spear salmon

mehlkuek cave, hidden place

mehlkue' shut in

mehlkwehl cane, walking stick

mehlkwelew use a cane

mehlonemek' I touch, I feel

mehl'en ask, beg

mekah track(s)

mekey children

mekeyowok children

mekwa'r menstrual hut

mekwcheg snail

mekwcherrmeryhlkeek' it's a slender stream of water

mekwchooma'r be thin (trees, etc.)

mekwchoomeerek' I'm slender

mekwchoomek' it is thin (worms, ropes, etc.)

mekwehl pile up, be in a heap, be piled up, heap, pile

mekwehlkenek' I pile up (trans.)

mekwta' stump

mek'oh hit a target

mek'ohsook' I hit a target

mek'woh pus

mek'woomoyehl they fester, they become pussy, they are infected

mek'ws it jumps, it rolls (as salmon in river)

mela past time

melee' there is a brush dance

meleg excrement

Meleg a sea-stack between 'O Segen and the mouth of the Klamath

Meley cliff south of the Klamath mouth

melogemoyehl they have excrement on them

meloh brush dance officiant, medicine woman

meloo brush dance

melook' I attend a brush dance

melox excrement, feces, turds

menecholek' I disappear

menechook' I disappear, I vanish, I go away

meneg be low tide

menegone'hl it is low tide

menehl go out (of a fire)

menehlkenek' I extinguish, I turn off

menek freeze (of people)

menekeek' water disappears

menekolet freeze (of people)

menekoletkook' I freeze (of people)

menekoyo' the water disappears

menem buckskin belt

menenek'w it sinks, goes out of sight in the water

menetkwelesook' I drag

menetkweloyshook' I drag something out of sight, away

menetuelowok' I abduct

menewet' a fish pulls a net underwater; someone clinches down something

menewkwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

menewkwsem' boats disappear on the river

mene'ruehlek' I make way for

mene's tow a boat, pull ashore, boat rope

mene'skwo'ochek' I pull a boat up over a riffle

menokwoluemek' I swallow, I gulp down

menok’s the terrain has a dip in it

menomen Juneberry

menomenek' I twitch

menoochek' I pull

menoogech' it (a sound) disappears

menoomonemek' I take it back/return it (to someone?)

menoomonemek' I take it back/return it

menootek' I pull

menoo' pull a boat ashore, pull (anything, not just boats)

menoo'ohl pull

menoyketek' I pull something (like a rope)

menoyk' it (round, pliable object) disappears

meno'ochek' I hide in a boat

meno'olem' they disappear

mensook' I buy back

menuenowok' I disappear

menuuelesek' I lift a heavy load

menuueletek' I abduct

menuuelowoyek' I'm abducted, enticed away

mep past time

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

mep'ochkenek' I have a beard

meraa smoke

meraawonee smoked (of salmon)

meraa' be smoky

meraa's it (food) is smoky, cure by smoke

Merchkery the mouth of Little River

Mereep' a big village on the Klamath, upriver from Wa's'ey

Mereep' Soh place uphill from Mereep'

merekwocheesh toilet paper

merger'erk laugh

merk 'we-cheeeshep' lupin, lupine

merkcher'erkerhl hip, hip bone

merkerhl ankle

merkwcherrmerkeek' it's a slender stream

merkwcherrmerkerhl a bony person

merkwerhl mountain, peak, hill

merkwermerkwerchek' I talk back, I bitch (of a wife)

merkwteeks crane, heron

mermery be handsome, be beautiful, be pretty

mermeryerwok' I am handsome, I am pretty, I am beautiful

mernerk'ws the wind dies down between gusts

mernermerneryk' it (water) disappears, flows away all over

mernery take puffs from a pipe

merner's fish skin

merner'skwertek' I have broiled the skins

merner'skwery pull the skin off a fish

merogeyah it is long since

meroge'y it is easy, it is cheap

meroyoo fifth month in old Yurok calendar

merperyerh watch someone with out their knowledge

merperyerksee' someone is being watched

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

merrgen lungs

merryerk'ws the wind isn't so strong here; a passing wind; a small gust

merr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)

merseek' it is narrow, it is thin

mersercherwek' I weave a little on a basket (helping someone)

mersereryk' it's a small stream

merserw ointment

merseryk' it's a small stream

merseryk' it (a stream) is small

mersterk line a basket, lining to make something warmer

merterlerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

merterlerp'ook' I run at the nose, my nose is running, I have a runny nose

merterw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

merueh five

merueh chego'onep' five-point buck

merw food carried with one, food brought by bride

merwerch the dance is ending, the end of a dance

merwerh be speared, be bitten by a snake

merwerhseryek' I am speared, I am bitten by a snake

merwerhsook' I spear

merwerkseeshon be clean, clean person

merwerkseeshonepek' I am a clean happy person

merwerkseeshonowok' I am clean

merwerksergerh be pure, be purified, be ritually pure

merwerkseryek' I am clean, I am very clean, I am good looking, I am spiritually pure, I am beautiful

merwerlerk'ws the wind clears away the clouds

merwerseeshleg biting lizard

merwersergerh be pure, be purified, be ritually pure

merwer'y the final dance at the brush dance is danced

merwperh food carried with one, food brought by bride, packed lunch

merwperyerh peek

merwpook' I carry food with me

meryerkerh feeler string attached to an 'erkerh net

meryk be emaciated, be very thin

merykerhl wither, be frail

mer'erh skin, hide, fur of animal

mer'erksek' I laugh hard, I die laughing

mer'ernek' I overtake, I catch up to

Mer'errk Green Rock

mer'errwer' mock orange

mer'erx gills

mer'lues a small bony river fish, sucker fish

mer'p'erhl pubic hair

mer'wermerk'ws the wind is in a particular direction

mer'wermery head of a river or stream, source

mer'wermeryhl clouds are coming from a certain direction

mer'wermeryk' it (a stream) comes from (a place), it is the head (of a stream)

Mer'yerw Unflooded Mountain

Mer'yerw Heemar place east of K'errch' 'O Chkegeem' and the Unflooded Mountain

meschah mock, imitate, make fun of, ridicule

meschemek' I mock

meschorkwok' I make fun of someone

mescho' device for protection against heat or stickers

mescho'ook' I use a mescho'

mesee subsequent occurrence

meseeegonemek' I massage

meseek' it is thin, it is narrow, it is slim (worms, ropes, streams, fingers, etc.)

mesee'r be slender, (human beings) be thin, be narrow (trees, etc., body parts, clothes, utensils, boats)

mesee'ronuen a slim man

mesee'ro'n he/she is slender, (human beings) it is thin, it is narrow (trees, etc., body parts, clothes, utensils, boats)

mesew ointment

mese'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

meskaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed

meskwerek the poisonous entrails of an eel

meskwerep straw, dry grass

meskwoh medicine, medicine formula

meskwohsek' I make medicine

meskwook' I doctor someone

mesolehl large platter for salmon meat, openwork and larger than 'lahpsew

mesoyk' it (e.g., an eel, stream) is slender

mestek lining of leaves in a basket

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

mesterep' June grass

mestok line something (clothes, baskets, etc.)

Mestok a hillside behind Terhkuen 'O Rek'

Mestok Soh the summit above Mestok

mes'ehl a basket for drying things in, drying basket

Metah a town on the Klamath, between Sregon and Nohchkuh

Metah 'We-Heekoh a place across from Metah

Metah 'We-Roy Metah Creek

Metkey 'Oh a rock east of Rocky Point

Metke'yoh a rock with depressions in its surface, east of Rocky Point

metkoh gumboot chiton, poor man's abalone, soft-shelled abalone, China slipper

metolep snot

met'eek rectum, ass!

mew widower

mew blow in a particular direction (of wind)

mewah boy

mewahtelek' I wipe my hands

mewar it (swelling) is going down

mewech' it blows (wind), the wind is blowing in this direction

meweehl elk

Meweehl 'O Legehl Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)

meweehl 'ue-segon canvasback

meweehl 'we-chpega'r fat solomon, false solomon's seal

meweehl 'we-s'ech elk horn

meweemerhl become frail, of males (men, dogs, etc.)

meweemor old man

meweemork'aayek' I am getting old (of a man)

meweepeehl waist, tree trunk

meweeshtue' because

mewee' he/she/it is trapped

mewee'm widower

mewee'r be long and smooth, tree

mewee'ro'n it is long and smooth

mewe's

mewkwsem' fish jump out of the water to feed

mewolahtewek' I wipe my hands

mewolechkenekw they drift away

mewoleenepek' I feel relieved of bad thoughts or fears

mewolekeek' water recedes

mewolekomeyetek' I take everything away

mewolekook' I clean a pipe

mewolekoyo' the water recedes (as a wave)

mewolenekw it drifts away

mewolepek' I disappear, I evaporate, I vanish

mewolep' deerskin dance officiant

mewoletewek' I wipe my hands, I dry my hands (rubbing dry, not with towels)

mewole'weyek' I wipe my eyes

mewolok wipe

mewolok’s it is clear (weather)

mewolootek' I use it all up (i.e., throw it away)

mewoloyketek' I wipe a long strand

mewoloyk' it (a snake) crawls away

mewolo' it's all burned up

mewolo'op' it burns up/away

mewoluehlek' I wipe my mouth

mewoluuelesek' I pack everything away

mewom gophersnake, bullsnake

Mewomech a bearded dwarf in creation stories

mewomech' it blows in a particular direction (of the wind)

Mewomekwehl a flat area by Trinidad Head, now a parking lot

meworegetek' I spend, I spend everything

meworewetek' I wipe my face

meworewochek' I wipe my mouth

mewore'ween towel

meworoh it is clearing (of weather), clouds are gone

meworoyk' it (water) seeps/drips away

meworo'y it flows away

mewoyek' I am caught, I am trapped

mewo'l it disappears, it is gone, it is swept clean

mewpechook' I am sneaking, I sneak

mewpenee sneaky

mewpetek' I choke

mewpew be strangled, be choked

mewpewetek' I strangle, I murder (by choking)

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

meychoh storage basket, "similar in shape [to pahtekws], but made altogether of hazel, without overlaying or patterns", measuring basket (for liquids)

meykwele'wey a weeping face; a misty sky (as after the funeral of a good person)

meykwele'weyek' I mourn, I cry

meyoo be pregnant

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

me'gech trillium

Me'lekoyo' a sea stack near the mouth of the Klamath River

me'letoy Indian sandpaper, grows 6ft tall

me'loh in-law whose spouse has died but who remains with spouse's family, relative

me'lohpeenek' I smear paint on it

me'lomek' I vomit, I puke

me'lomokseeshon nauseating person

me'lomokseeshonek' I am a nauseating person

me'lomuemek' I vomit

me'lonemek' I paint

Me'noy name of a hill near Cedar Mill

me'repeenek' I rub

me'repok' I file it, I sharpen it

me'repoyook' s/he files

me'repo'y file

me'uepeg hole in the ground

me'uepegah hole in the ground

me'w come out, come from, arrive from

me'womech come from

me'womechook' I come out, I come from

me'womehlkeloypek' I crawl from a certain direction

me'womehlkepek' I crawl from a certain direction

me'womek come from (a certain place, of a strand of something)

me'womekeek' the head of this stream is in a certain location

me'womekeer' the stream comes from (certain location)

me'womekoyo' water comes from a certain location

me'womenee starting, beginning

me'womey be born into a family, come from a particular place (as one's place of origin)

me'womooch' sound comes from a certain direction/location

me'womoyk' it crawls out from a certain direction

me'womo'ochek' I come from (a place, in a boat or on water)

me'womo'repek' I start running from a certain direction

me'womuenowok' I begin as, I grow from

me'womuerek' I swim from a certain direction/location

me'womuuelesek' I bring a load from a certain direction/loaction

me'wonook' I come across

me'woo a fish (sp.)

me'wopeyok crossed

me'wop' liquid comes from (a place)

me'yehl stinging nettle

me'yehl 'ue-segon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle

me'yehlkemoyehl they are full of nettles

me'yk'waamoyehl they are infected with pus

me'yk'wah boil (skin affliction), pus

me'yk'welaamoyek' I am burnt by poison ivy

me'yk'welep' poison oak

me'yk'weluuep' poison oak

me'yolaamoyek' I am all stung with nettles

mo negative, if, when, or

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mocho if, when

mohka' wild gooseberry, wild currant

mohkeech revenge (?); in phrase mohkich sonkook'

mohkoh head louse, head lice

mohkoomoyek' I have lice

mohlkwoh head

mohpeenek' I mourn for it

mohpuemek' I mourn, I mourn for

mohsootek' I miss the mark

mohsoo' duck, dodge

mokw bark

mokwchech nightfish

mokwomokwochek' I bark (of a dog)

mokwsek muscle, sinew

mokwsemoyek' I am muscular

mol dung, excrement

mos not

mos borrow

mos cheetaa hekw in an instant, for a moment

moschewo'm truth

moscheyuemek' I pay for services, I pay someone to work

mosee' negative

moskek' I borrow

moskochek' I lend, I loan

moskok' I loan

moykek' I die (used of gods, plants, and animals)

mo'l sexual intercourse

mo'lekws moth

mo'le'mehl they are having sexual intercourse (together)

mo'oh curl up

Mo'oh 'O Tek small sea stack near the mouth of the Klamath River

mo'ohkeloy curl up

mo'ohkeloyehl they are round (and large)

mo'ohkeloypek' I curl up

mo'ohkeloytek' I make (something) into a ball, I clench (a fist)

mo'ohkeroo'weyek' I have a round face

mo'ohkeroyehl they are round (and small)

mo'ohpeer fog

mo'ohpeerk be foggy

mo'ok'w there is not, there is none, it is empty

muech by oneself, for oneself

muech ro' automobile, car, vehicle

muehl sell

muehlcho' perhaps

muehlkochek' I sell

muehlkoh sell

muehlpey lick

muehlsook' I wipe, I lick, I erase

muelah horse

mueleenah be relieved of pain

mueleenepek' I feel relief from pain

muelonemek' I wipe, I carry off

muelowoh become moldy, rot

muelowok' I die (of an animal)

muen dress

muencha'r be white (trees, etc.)

muenchehl ceremonial dress, dance dress

muenchey be white

muencheyowok' I am white

muenche'loyehl they are white (houses)

muenche'ro'n it is white (tree, tree blossoms, etc.)

muenchoh be white (round things)

muenchoh dress

muenchok's it is white (flat things)

mueneech accident, foolish, embarrassing accident

mueneechkook' I have an accident, I fell down

mueneechook' I have an accident, I suffer misfortune, I am embarrassed

mueneepoyehl they are sharp

Muenser'en a knoll near the Klamath mouth

Muerekw a village on the Klamath

Muerekw a sea stack north of Elk Point

muerek' I dodge

mueroyoh be intelligent

mueroyop' it evaporates

Muerue'm a ridge north of Wilson Creek

Muerue'm name of the ridge just north of Split Rock, south of the Klamath mouth

Muerue'm a ridge north of Wilson Creek

Muerue'm a ridge north of Orick

muescheehleen a person who can foretell by dreaming

mueschen really, truly, true, yes, truly

mueschenee real, true, sure

muescheyowok' I am telling the truth

mueshook' I mash

muesmues cow, bull, cattle

mue'monemek' I fetch, bring

mue'reep large basket for cooking acorn soup, cooking pot basket

mue'uekwole'wey swell (at sea), blunt wedge

mue'uekwole'we'y s/he scowls, it is overcast

murncherh be white, (of round things) be light-colored (of plants, etc.)

Murncherh 'O See'hl a place with many white rocks, east of Rocky Point

murncherhl milk

murnchers fair-skinned person, white animal or bird

murneepernee thistle

murnters fair-skinned person

murnter'ery be white (animals, birds)

murnter'eryek' I am white (animals, birds)

mur'ur'n sawbill

muuehl pay

muuehlkek' I pay

muuehlmuuehl berry of Indian peach tree

muuekwole'wey' thunderheads, indistinct-faced clouds, round clouds full of rain or snow

muuekwole'we'y round clouds, thunderheads

muuelomuuel Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant

muuepchek' I pay a debt

muueroyop' it melts

muueweemor old men

myaahlkahpeemek' I jump at

myaahlkepek' I jump, I jump at

myaahlkook' I jump

myaaloolee'm fly by fast and close

myah jump, jump at

myerwernee' waves come in

myerwer'n the waves run up to the shore, it is incoming tide

myewek' I bet, I make reparations

myewetek' I push (something) in (e.g. water or fire), I stick (something) in (e.g. water or fire)

myewolechok' I submerge it

myewolesook' I push under water, I beat

myewoletek' I immerse

myewoluemek' I push it under water

mye'we'y it bends sharply (of a river)

myooleeshook' I heave, I shove

myoolem’ they crowd together chaotically, they stampede

myooleyek' I am pushed aside, it is fixed in the ground

myooleyetek' I shove, I stick

myooleyonek' I push it along

myooleyonook' I push aside, I push over

myooleyowoyek' I was being manhandled (by a group)

myootek' I push, I put on (clothes, shoes)

myootelek' I am pushed, I am shoved

myop' it is crowded, the water rises (like a swell)

myo' vertical posts, joined at the top, supporting a fishing platform

myo'omah challenge as a group

myo'repek' I challenge, I attack (physically or verbally)

myo'ronepek' I run to quarrel

myuel dip, immerse

myueletek' I dip, I immerse

naa step, tread on, walk

naageehl behind

naageen out of one's way

naageenahpeemek' I am afraid of

naageenahpek' I am awe-struck, I am afraid

naageenepeemek' I am afraid of, I feel apprehensive about

naageenepek' I am awe-struck, I am afraid, I have that nagging feeling of fear, I am worried, I feel forebodings or anxiety, I have a premonition

naagoh gut on one side

naago'r run away

naahl together, like, alike, both

naahl nekah you and I, you and me

naaks tilt, tip (intr.)

naamah step

naamehlkeloypek' I crawl with difficulty (in sand)

naamehlkepek' I crawl with difficulty (in sand)

naamek'wechook' I slow a boat (by swinging it and quartering on the river, or on the ocean when beaching a boat and it gets ahead of the swell and the bow is likely to pitch down and up-end)

naamenewkwek' I am washed out by the waves

naametek' I step on, I tread on, I walk

naamew grab in one's mouth (chiefly of animals)

naamewetek' I grab in my mouth (chiefly of an animal), I tread, I bite

naamewoloyek' someone bites me

naamok' I step out, I buy groceries, I buy food

naamonemek' I grab someone in flight with my hand

naamuel carry a load

naamuuelesek' I carry all

naanaak' ring of black and white dots around the bottom of a basket

naapchue elsewhere, somewhere else, on the other side

naapek' I step

naascheenepek' I feel inadequate to a task

naascheenokseemek' I think myself inadequate to a task

naa'eek other side

naa'neek on the other side, in the other room

Nagehl a village on the Klamath

nah hesitation in speech (like English "uh")

nahch give, allow, let

nahchek' I give, I allow (somebody to do something), I let (somebody do something)

nahchkek' I hand out

nahchpuemek' I give, I allow

nahko' plank, board

nahko' 'we-lenewkwoh raft

nahksa'r three (trees, etc.)

nahksekw'on' three (plants, etc.)

nahksek' three (worms, ropes, etc.)

nahksemee three times

nahksemerysh three (arm's lengths)

nahksemoy three (finger spans), three times the distance between a person's fingers on two outstretched arms, three fathoms

nahksemoyhl three (days)

nahksemo'ook' I am somewhere three days

nahksenee three (arm's lengths)

nahksepeer three (dentalium shell measurements)

nahksep' three (sacks)

nahksep' three (growing things)

nahkset three (dentalium strings)

nahksewech third month in old Yurok calendar, three months

nahksewetek' I get/kill three

nahksewok' I kill three

nahksey three (boats)

nahkseyoh we are three in number, there are three of us (human beings)

nahkse'lee' there are three (houses)

nahkse'n three (body parts, streams, utensils, clothes)

nahksoh three (round things)

nahksok's three (flat things)

nahkwoh hesitation in speech (like English "uh")

nahkwook' I do

nahpchueh on the far side

nahscheenek' I handle with care

nahscheenepek' I do not feel like doing something, I feel inadequate (to some task), I am tired, I am careful

nahschewen night

nahschueh last night

na'ak' two (worms, ropes, etc.)

na'ak'wo'n two (plants, etc.)

na'amee twice, two times, for a long time

na'amerysh two (arm's lengths)

na'amoy two (finger spans), two times the distance between a person's fingers on two outstretched arms, two fathoms

na'amoyhl two (days)

na'amo'ook' I am somewhere two days

na'anee two (arm's lengths)

na'apeer two (dentalium length measurements)

na'apetek' I have two bundles

na'ap' two (sacks), two (growing things)

na'atew ring finger

na'awech second month in old Yurok calendar, two months

na'awok' I kill two

na'awook' I catch surf fish

na'a'lee' there are two (houses)

na'a'm there are several people, there is a crowd

na'a'mo'w there are several people, there is a crowd

na'a'n two

na'a'r two (trees, etc.)

na'echkenek'w two things float together

na'et two (dentalium strings)

na'ey two (boats)

na'ma'w chipper (tool)

na'mee twice, for a long time

nee locative, in, at, on

neeegem flint, obsidian

neeege'yoh I take with me, we walk in a pair, I take a friend along

neee'n watch, guard, look, look for, hunt for, search for, a watcher, someone who watches something

neee'nek' I watch, I guard, I look, I look for, I hunt for, I search for

neee'nowok' I watch, I guard, I look, I look for, I look for

neegeesh two people paddle

neegerk half a boat, a boat with a part split off

neehl (meaning unknown)

neekee consequential, all

neekeechyue all, everyone, everybody

neeko'l always, everytime, frequently

neekwech grizzly bear

Neekwech Serr a creek around Maynot Creek

neekwech 'wer-nerh red gooseberry

Neek'ehl the south end of the Crescent City beach

neek'ehl end of a beach

Neek'ehl the south end of the sand beach north of Patrick's Point

neema formative of numerals 11-29, 21-29, etc.

neemee' negative

neemoksue emphatic negative

neemok'w negative

neemot no one

neemuech self, itself, one's self, by oneself, for oneself

neenee more, around

neeneechook' I cut with a saw, I saw

neeneecho'y saw (tool)

neeneepek'w sucker fish

neeneepuech' sucker fish

neenos woman married to a relative

neesh oh!

neewah man married to a relative

nee'eeen two (human beings)

nee'eeh a companion, a person someone lives with

nee'eehl two (human beings)

nee'eeyen two (human beings)

nee'eeyuen sibling

nee'ee'yoh we are two in number, there are two of us

negah swallow (bird)

negahse'wey rainbow

nega' surf-fish net, triangle net

negech kiss, neck, smooch, kiss

negechkwek' I kiss

negee'eehl twins

negemek' I take, I bring, I carry out, I pack

negeneech mouse, bastard child

nege'hl the weather is (a certain way)

Negono' a place below Keykem

negoo swear at, attack verbally, curse

negoosoochek' I say

nego' be somewhere a long time

nego'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck

nego'l believe

nego'loyook' I believe

nego'ohlen midwife

nehlpetewek' I stumble and fall

nehlpeyowok' I get into an accident

nehlpe'weyek' I scrape my face

nek I, me

nekah we, us

nekchenek' I meet

nekchpuemek' I meet

nekeechwey rainbow

nekeeletek' I pine, I miss, I have forgotten where

nekeelowoyek' I'm missed

nekee' I, me

nekek' I put

neke'l like me, with me

neke'y call, name

Nekoksep an acorn grounds

nekomechewek' I work with my right hand

nekomeenepek' I feel awkward (having outstayed my welcome)

nekomeweksek' I am clever, I have an ability

nekomewet on the right, right-handed

nekomuerek' I swim well

nekomuy know how, be able, ability

nekomuykook' I know how, I have the mental ability

nekteyok' I admire the cleverness of a person

nekte'wey bump one's face

nektok like (a favorite), pity

nektokseemek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

nektokseesho'n likable person

nektooleeshok' I stumble

nektooleeshook' I accidentally knock someone down

nektooleeshoyek' I was knocked down

nektoo' collide, bump into

nekwel porcupine

Nek'ehl south end of beach south of Crescent City

nek'wohsek' I dry surf fish

nemekw adze

nemokseeletek’ I envy (someone’s food or possessions)

nemoksek’ I would also like some food

nemsoyek' I am tired of something (food, etc.), I am sick of something

nenee'r black salmonberry

nep wild parsley, greens, hay

nepek' I eat

nepe'weesh fish (generic)

nepe'weeshneg otter

nepe'woo the first salmon to run (up the Klamath river), a variety of fish, different kinds of fish

nepoyech clover

nepoyoch greens, hay

nepoyon wild parsley, greens, hay

nepuy salmon

nepuy 'ue-'weryhl salmon roe

nepuyonah salmon

nergernerhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse

nergery help

nergerykook' I help, I rescue

nerh pick berries, berry

nerhcherr' fishhook

nerhkserpee' there are three (tools, etc.)

nerhkser'eryhl three (animals and birds)

nerhkser'er'y three (animals and birds)

nerhpery berry

nerhperyek' I pick berries

nerhperyuuep' huckleberry bush

nerhserpek' I shave myself

nerhserpertek' I shave (trans.), I shave myself

nerhserper' shave (trans.), shave oneself, razor

nerkwhlkerk's it is hollow, it is empty

nerlermerkerhl stump

nerperwerner' gnaw on bones

nerper'w meat

nerrgersek' gather wood for the sweathouse fire

nerrgr barnacles

nerrkwerteesh nude, naked

nerrkwerteeshek' I am naked

nerrlerykerhl be weak, be feeble

nerrmery sing songs, brush dance song

nerrmeryek' I sing songs

nerrmerypeyok' I'm singing (in the brush dance)

nerrp' flint knife, machete, butcher knife

nerrwerk'ws the wind reaches here

nerrwert visit the sick

nerryerksek' I betray a trust

nerryerrlerkerhl feeble legs, frail/bony person

nerryerwerksek' I am betrayed

nerskwerk'ws the wind has a surprising velocity

nerweryhl be clear, be transparent (rock)

nerweryhlkerp' it is clear, it is transparent (liquid, rock, paper, cloth)

neryerkerk's it is hollow

neryermert deer meat, flock of ducks, "game, of all species"

neryert duck, ducks

neryp'sook' I hook

ner' snare

ner'ermerh snare

ner'ermers snare, a trigger snare

ner'ermert deer meat, venison

ner'ermertek' I snare

ner'ernerh Coast Yurok, Coast Indian

ner'erpee' there are two (tools, etc.)

ner'erpek' I trap

ner'ers trap

ner'ersek' I trap

ner'ersernemek' I grasp in both hands

ner'er'eryhl two (animals, birds)

ner'er'er'y two (animals, birds)

ner'hlp'ertek' I stumble

ner'hlp'erterwek' I stumble over it (with my toe)

ner'merwue' adze blade

ner'neryerh lie facing or pointing in a particular direction

ner'wk'wert' arrow

ner'y duck

ner’erperterk’ I fall

nes come, arrive, return

nescheenepek' I don't think I can do it

neskuuelesek' I bring my load here

neskwechook' I come, I arrive, I return

neskwee near, soon, close

neskweenepek' I feel shocked and sad

neskweeshonowok' I am a troublesome person

neskwekook' I treat someone badly (verbally)

neskwekoyo' the stream isn't far

neskwekoyo' the water (a stream) isn't far

neskwenee near, soon

neskwenek'w it drifts close (to me)

neskweyek' I am troublesome

neskweyewohl troublesome

neskweyowok' I am surprisingly awful

neskwoochek' I make a loud annoying noise

neskwoogech' it (a sound) gets close

neskwootek' I am surprised at how far I threw something

neskwo'repek' I arrive here running

nestetoyek' I've been badly hurt in my flesh

nestetoyek' I've been badly hurt in my body

nesto'repek' I run fast

nesto'rep'ek' I run fast

nestuerek' I reach the other shore

new breast milk

new see, allow

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

newonek' I suck (at the breast, my thumb, etc.)

newonochek' I breast-feed

newook' I see, I allow

newor gaze, be light

neworkwek' I am able to see

ney greeting between women

neyen greeting between women

neyomok be lucky

neysh oh!

ne'hlp'etewek' I stumble and fall

ne'muuep' vetch, lupine

Ne'welehl a low lying sea rock south of Patrick's Point

noh enter, marry into one's wife's family

Nohchkueh a village on the Klamath, upriver from Metah

Nohchkueh Heekoh a place across the river from Nohchkuh

nohchuer bone hairpin

nohl go out, defecate, go to the bathroom, droppings, excrement

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

nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

nohpechewek' I come inside

nohpechook' I come inside

nohpenek' I bring it indoors

nohpenek'w it drifts in (a river mouth)

nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger

nohpeweehl sing solo at the brush dance, brush dance song, heavy song

nohpewek' I enter, I go inside, I marry into my wife's family

nohpey enter one's wife's house, half-married man

nohpeyue'l raised rim of a basket, raised edge

nohpuuek child of a "half" (matrilocal) marriage

nohpuuelesek' I bring in a load

nohpuuelowoyek' I'm brought in; I enter with a load

nohpuy bring something into a house

nohpuyetek' I bring something into a house

nohpuyonoyehl they are brought into a house

nohsech pieces, chips

nohsechewek' I pry something loose from a rock

nohsechook' I take pieces off, I chip, I take apart

nohsehl swell, be swollen

nohsekeenek' I get up (from sitting)

nohsenek' I take off (clothes), I chip off (pieces from rock)

nohsenepek' I take off (clothes)

nohsepek' I take off (clothes)

nohsewen go to help

nohslelek' I fly

nohsoleem' a flock jumps into flight

nohsolek' fly away, jump into flight

nohsoo tenth month in old Yurok calendar

nohso'olem' they all fly up

nohsuenowok' I grow up (in a place), I pass my childhood (in a place), I am born (in a place)

nohsueno'r come from (a place)

nohsuer inherit a trait, inherit characteristics, a trait

nohsuuelesek' I pick up and carry

nohtenek' I am able (to do something, physically)

nohtoh hit accidentally

nohtooleeshook' I knock someone down

nokseemek' I think of

noleet burl (on a redwood tree)

nonee comparative

nonese'm invite and pick up

nonowok' I fetch, I invite

noo in the same way, like others

noochek' I make a noise

noochkeetok' I carve

noohl then, far, long, as far as

noohl wo' yonder one

nookchenok' I sweat in a sweathouse, I sweat in preparation for a prayer

nookwohl repeatedly

nookwomey gather together, bring together

nookwomeyetek' I gather together, bring together

noolekwsek' I ride, I ride with someone

noolenee all around, beside

noolew be loved

noolewomoyek' I am loved

nooloo answer

nooloochek' I answer

nooloyk'welek' I am feeble, I am weak

noolo'yk'wo'n it is weak

nooluemek' I love, I protect

noonom swear at, attack verbally, curse

noonomcheyew

noonomcheyuemek' I swear at, I attack verbally, I curse

noono' be tall, be high (round things, mountains, trees, etc.)

noorepek' I run along with others, keep company with them

noorew be pretty, be beautiful

noorewok' I am pretty, I am beautiful

nooruerek' I swim across

nooseeshon be comical, comical person, funny person

nooseeshonowok' I am comical, I am funny

noosek' I ride

noosek' I laugh to myself, I chuckle

noosonowok' I am useful, I am helpful

noosooch noise made by something living

noowehlkeenek' I gather

noowehlkenek' I gather

noowekeek' water arrives (e.g. in a ditch)

noowelek' I fly home

noowkwomeyetek' I gather lots of material to make something

noowonek'w it drifts ashore

noowonemek' I bring it

noowoyk' it's coiled

noowoyk' it's coiled (hemp, etc.)

noowo'r complete a journey, run in, run up

noowo'repek' I complete a journey, I run in, I run up

noowuuelesek' I bring/deliver my load

nooych eat food as a guest

nooychkwek' I eat food as a guest

nooychkwok' I eat food as a guest

nooyehlkepek' I bury myself along with others

noo'm carry (a load)

noo'monek'w caught by waves, carried by waves

noo'monemek' I carry (a load)

noo'r follow

noo'repek' I follow

nosah marry into a family (said of a bride)

nosepek' marry into a family (said of a bride)

noson be useful, be helpful

nosonos tick (insect)

nospew skate, a character in creation stories

now away

noweenah be happy, enjoy

noweenepek' I am happy, I enjoy, I like the feeling

noweenokseemek' I feel at ease with someone

nowkwook' I care for

nowoh greeting between men

nowonemek' I fetch, I bring

nowpeenek' I comfort, I look after

nowpeenoyek' I am comforted, I am looked after

nowrep'ch'oy weed

noy shoe

noykwos shrew

no'loyok' I believe

No'mee Soh the summit due east of Split Rock

No'meeg Split Rock, south of the Klamath mouth

no'monemek' I endure

no'moye'weyek' I lie pointing or facing in a particular direction

no'oh two (round things)

no'ohl then, help yourself!

no'ohpeeet belt

no'ok's two (flat things)

no'oma'r title of girl helper at the Fish Dam ceremony

no'omechook' I am gone for a certain period of time

no'omehl be somewhere a certain length of time

no'omehlkook' I am somewhere a certain length of time

no'omekeek' it (water) flows a certain distance

no'omekoyo' it (a waterway) is a certain length

no'omek' it is a certain length (of a worm, rope, etc.)

no'omenek'w it is submerged for a certain length of time

no'omewetek' I start a basket, lace a baby in one

no'ome'l it is a certain length

no'omonemek' I keep it for a certain length of time

no'omoyk' it (a rope, snake, etc.) is a certain length

no'omo'repek' I run a certain length (distance or time)

no'omuelesek' I pack a load for a certain length (distance or time)

no'omuen be a certain age, endure for a certain length of time (of things)

no'omuenowok' I am a certain age, I endure for a certain length of time (of things)

no'omuerek' I swim a certain distance

no'omue'l water is a certain depth

no'op' it is tall, it is high (round things, mountains, trees, etc.)

no'os baby basket

no'oy shoe, shoes

no'oyek' I have shoes on

no'o'repek' I run with someone

no'p'enek' I pursue, I chase

no'r run

no'wehlketek' I pick something up

nue motion

nuek'wo going and doing

nuemee very

nuemee nepuy spring salmon

nuemeechyue all, everyone, everybody

Nueneepeer a village on the Klamath, upriver in the vicinity of Tektah

nueneg food

nuenepew food, fish

nuenepueh food, fish

nuenepuy food, fish

nuenowok' I grow old, I grow up

nue' pair

nue'ueh pair

nue'uehpa'r pair

nue'uehpek' it forks (of a stream or a trail)

nue'uehperk fork, of a stream or a trail

nue'uehpery double creek, two creeks coming together

nur'urn climb

nur'urnchook' I climb

nuuekwomeeshook' I brought everything together (nuts, stones)

nuuekwomee' it's gathered

nuuelesek' I fetch (a load)

nuue'w far away

paahl so, to such an extent

paamew octopus

paamoh kelp (seaweed)

paamues octopus

paarew father-in-law

paas negative, no

paa' no

pah move one's body

pah neck

pah legaa scarf

pahchew move one's body

pahchewok' I move (aggressively)

pahkwo' willow, red willow

pahpeech had better, instead, instead of, after kus, what then? etc.

pahsew to the rear of the house

pahsoy confess evil thoughts or deeds, pray, recite a formula, "curing by a recital, probably a formula"

pahsoyek' I confess evil thoughts or deeds, I admit

pahtekws storage basket for food, "much larger" than a prhchrkws

pahtuen neck

par

par father-in-law

parkokwch guessing sticks, playing card

pa'aage'hl it is wet (ground, etc.)

pa'aahl nee keget water panther

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

pa'aamoyehl they are wet, they get wet, they are swampy

pa'aanah there is water, it is wet

pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)

pa'aap' segon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)

pa'aarekoyo' it looks like flowing water

pa'ah be wet, get wet, water, juice

pa'ah 'o pkwekoyo' a spring (of water)

pa'ahpetew bowstring

Pa'ar village at Big Lagoon

pa'areek flint

pa'areek segon trillium

pa'a'eesh fireweed

pa'a'n there is water

pa'r be big (of houses)

pech upriver, upstream

pechan for a little while, for a short time

pecheek up river, upstream, far upriver

pecheeklaa up river Indian, Karuk Indian, Karuk people

pechehlkemoyehl they have gravel on them

pechehlkoomoyehl they have gravel on them

pecheykwsehl gravel, pebbles

pechkue upriver, upstream

Pechkue 'We-Rechah a ridge near Requa

pechkuek upriver, upstream

pechkueklaa' way east people

pechkuelaa' up river Indian, Karuk Indian

pechoch broil

pechog sugar-pine nut

pechogoo' sugar pine with long cones

pecholoo' sugar-pine tree

pechow upriver, upstream

pecho' already

pechue upriver, upstream

peeches peach

peechowos grandfather

peeesh pea

peenos older sister

Peenpaa village at Big Lagoon

peerwerk love

peerwerkseemek' I love

peerwerkseenew lovely

peesh well, well then

peeshkaahl ocean, sea

peeshkaahl nee ha'aag 'ue-mep'o sea moss type

peeshkaahl nee ke'm seafood

peeshkaahl nee regook sea trout

peeshkaahl 'o koh seafood

peeshkaamoyehl it is salty

peeshkah salt, sea, ocean

peeshka'eek nee ke'ween moray eel

peeshker'w salt water, brackish water

peeshomom' ocean-fishy smell

peeshonom' an ocean-fishy smell

peesh'on scale of fish

peesh'onepek' I am scaly, I have scales on me (e.g., after working with fish)

peesh'ono'melek' I smell like ocean fish

pee'eeh mussel

pee'eeh 'ue-'wers mussel shell

pee'eetah ironwood

pee'eeyek' I gather mussels

pee'eeyers fresh-water clam, razor clam

pee'wo' why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay

pegahsoy make a wish

pegar dwell, inhabit

pegarke's it has a foundation

pegarkook' I dwell, I inhabit

pega'r yellowhammer

pegeehl male (animal)

pegeehl muesmues bull

pegem knife

pegemeep' wire, iron, steel, metal, sharp stone or hard wood used for making knives

pegerk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person

pegoh split

pegohsook' I split

pegonek' I split

pegor' race someone

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

pego'repek' I race against someone

pehlkelohl be gravelly

pehlkohl pebbles, gravel

pehlkoo pebble

pehlkoomee' it has pebbles on it

pehlpe'l matches

pekcheech thread, string, rope

pekoya'r be red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoyek blood

pekoye'ro'n it is red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)

pekoyoh be red

pekoyok's it is red (flat things)

pekoyop' it is red (water)

pekoyoyk' it flows red

pekoyo' it is bleeding

pekw also, very

pekwchkenek' I pinch

pekwes perhaps

Pekwoleehl a sea stack near Elk Point

pekwolewek' I peel sticks (for baskets)

pekwolewetek' I peel with my mouth

pekwoluemek' I peel with my mouth

pekwon basket used for acorn pounding

Pekwon Pecwan (a village on the Klamath)

Pekwon 'We-Roy Pecwan Creek

pekwonewek' I crack acorns

pekwsue negative, would (polite)

Pekwtehl a rock in the Klamath River near Pekwon, a sea stack by Stone Lagoon

Pekwtehl the island at the mouth of Hunter's Creek, also called Wohpee 'O'l

pekwtehl island

Pekwtuehl a village between the Klamath and Trinity where they meet

pek'ewek' I have something stuck in my throat

pek'onochek' I set on fire

pel there is fighting

peleehl be big (of human beings)

peleen big, great, large

Peleen Cheeek "great dentalium" in creation stories

Peleen Kerrcherh the ridge above Pekwtuhl

pelep' there is fighting

pelomek' I fight

pelomew fight

pelomewpeyok' I fight

pelomoyek' I fight

peloyek' I am big, (human beings, animals and birds, tools, trees, etc.) I am old (human beings)

pemek' I cook

pemey grease, cooking fat, oil, blubber, lard, liquid fat

pemeyomochek' I grease it

pemeyomoyek' I am greasy

pemoroh drippings

pemoyekw rock dish, a hollowed rock used in cooking to collect grease drippings

penechewek' I put down my load and rest

penechook' I step from a tree to the ground (climbing down)

penehlkep' falling leaves cover the ground

penehlkoo' fall (of e.g. leaves)

penkw acorn flour

penkwe'hl it is eaten hollow by bugs (of shelled acorn)

penohpeyowok' I am friendly, I am tame, I am good-natured, I am kind, I am kind-hearted

penpenoh fall

penuuelesek' I put down a load, I put down a burden, I unload a burden

pepah pepper

pepue'erk'wemoyek' I have freckles or pockmarks

pepue'r freckles, pockmarks

perey grow old (of a woman), old woman, old lady

pereyowok' I grow old (of a woman)

pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

Pergeesh 'O Chyeguek' a sea stack hear 'Er Hlrgr'

Pergeesh 'o Chyeguuek' a crag on the shore between Big Lagoon and Stone Lagoon

Pergeesh 'O Chyeguuek'w a sea stack near 'Er Hlrgr'

pergern small willow, blue willow

pergers'erh manzanita berries, manzanita vine

perger' Oregon oak

perger'erh sea boots (a sea creature)

perger'erh black oak

perger'erh woomehl black oak acorns

perger'm seal

perger'y moldy acorns, sorrel

perhcherkws plain trinket basket, fancy basket

perhlkwerh be gray (round things)

perhlkweryek' I am strong

perhlkwer'ery be gray (animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)

perhlkwer'er'y it is gray (animals and birds, worm and ropes, etc.)

perhperh pepper

perhserh rifle, gun

perhteryerwek' I visit a new-born baby, I beg

Perkeen 'We-Roy Maynot Creek

perkeryerh be red (round things)

perkeryer'ery be red (animals, birds, human hair)

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

perkeryue'erwery be blushing

perkeryue'erweryek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt

perker'm club for fish, whiskey bottle, jar

perker'msook' I club

perkw peck, knock

perkwcheehl headdress with feathers

perkwerh peck, knock, beak

perkwerhsook' I peck, I knock

perkwerner' Indian rhubarb

perkwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house

perkwsook' I thread, I string up for drying (fish, etc.)

perk'erk' kindling wood

permeryerh rock used to make pemoyekw, waterproof, water-resistant, rainproof, smooth

permeryerh 'we-ch'wona' raincoat, waterproof coat

permeryerh 'we-'ekah rain hat

perncherch dust

perncherh be gray (deer)

pernek'erh hand length

pernerk hand measure

perperyuuepek' I am curly, I have curly hair

perpler'ery be big (animals, birds)

perrkwsek' I blow (with the mouth)

perrnekeesh dead eel in water

perteenek' I whine, I act babyish

perwerh south

perwerk 'ue-mew south wind (on the coast)

perwerla' southern people

perwerw south, town

Perwerw 'O Ket'ue'hl Freshwater Lagoon

perwery south

perwer'k'uek south

perwer'k'uekla' far southern people

perwer'y it is dyed with alder

perwkween onion

perwkweesh elbow

peryergeet stinky feet, bad smelling feet, toe jams, smell of bad feet

peryerm penis

perykerr' brain, brains

per'erh blow (of people)

per'erk dried mussel

per'werler'eryek' I wash my hair

per'yp'er'w be sour

peskoh spear, fish spear, three piece toggle head for catching salmon

pes'es hemlock

pes'oh clitoris

petohsok' I step on it

peton small red clover with edible roots

petoyop' the water is full

pew cook

pewah wash the face

pewahchkemek' I wash my face

pewahchkeyek' I wash my face

pewahtemek' I wash her or his hands

pewahtewek' I wash my hands

Pewetohl a detached crag with trees on it near the mouth of Mill Creek

pewetuelek' I wash my hands

Pewol 'O Laay a place north of Orick, also called Pewol 'O Tenek

Pewol 'O Tenek a place north of Orick, also called Pewol 'O Laay

pewolah terrace, stones used to pave a floor

Pewolah 'O Leg a point of land between 'Espew and Orick

Pewolew village near Wehlkwew

pewomeen a cook

pewomek' I cook

pewomo'r s/he cooks for someone

peya'r cook over an open fire

peychew deceased grandfather

peyken colored mud

peyoge'n it stinks, it smells, it is rotten

peyowo'ok'w no

pe'loya' very large, as of the world

pe'ro'n it is big (houses)

pe'weesh harbor porpoise

pe'wetewek' I wash my hands

pe'wol soapstone

pe'wolok wash (clothes, dishes, etc.)

pkench pitch, pitchy wood

pkenchenee pitchy

pke'y be heavy

pke'yelek' I am heavy

pkuerek' I emerge from the water

pkuuelesek' I emerge with a load

pkwechewek' I come out (as of woods), into view

pkwechook' I come out

pkwegehl amphibian

pkwegeno'ohl quill, needle, awl

pkwekeek' water leaks

pkwekomey be brought out, be brought out carefully (of treasures)

pkwekomeyetek' I bring out my treasures, I bring out carefully

pkwekoyo' it flows out (of the ground)

pkweloyshook' I get to where I can see through the brush

pkwenek' I bring out

pkwerkeloyshook' I have a vision, see a hidden meaning

pkwerkeryerh pa'ah spring (of water)

pkwerk'ws the wind makes a draft

pkwersok' I solve

pkwery flow into a body of water, seep

pkweryerhsek' I see through (a knothole), I have a vision

pkweryk' it flows into a body of water, it seeps

pkwetkeloyshook' I drag someone/something out

pkwewetek' I spit out food

pkwok find out

pkwokseemek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out

pkwokseemesek' I speak another's thoughts

pkwokseemolek' I outguess someone

pkwokseemolosek’ I outguessed someone (for example, if someone was thinking it but I said it first)

pkwoksek' my thoguhts come true

Pkwooger a cove on the beach south of Split Rock

pkwooleeshok' I come through a barrier

pkwooloyek' I come through a barrier

pkwootek’ I pierce through

pkwooyk' it (the needle) threaded

pkwoo'ochek' I emerge (from a tunnel, tributary, somewhere one can’t be seen)

pkwoyk’ it threads through (e.g. a thread through a needle)

pkwoyolo' wood that hisses or roars when it burns

pkwo'ochek' I emerge in a boat

pkwo'olem' they all emerge

pkwo'olor' run out into the open through a barrier

pkwo'olor' they all run into view

pkwo'olo' maple

pkwo'repek' I run out (from an enclosed area)

pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net

pleee'nepek' I am sarcastic

pleenah a bratty kid, a crybaby

pleenepek' I feel mean, I feel angry

pleenowok' I'm really angry

plee'wes gray squirrel

plee'wores a kind of owl

plege'l great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)

plegokw headband of woodpecker scalps, headroll

plekwo'hl it rots and falls

plek'wo'n it is big (plants)

plepeehlek' I have a big belly

Plepey the big ridge just upriver of Requa

plep' she is pregnant, (women) it is big (trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc.)

plerrgerchek' I talk too loud

plerrsek' I make a loud noise, I am loud

plerwern be high tide, be incoming tide

plerwernee' it is high tide, it is incoming tide

plerwernerp' it is high tide, it is high (of a river)

pler' a man with a large penis

pler'ery be big (animals and birds)

pler'eryek' I am big (an animal or bird)

pletew thumb, big toe

pleyteloyehl they are big (boats, planks)

ple'loyehl they are big, they are broad (houses)

ploh be big, (round things, plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, houses, boats) be stout (human beings)

plohkeloyek' I am big, (round things, plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, houses, boats) I am stout (human beings)

Ploksew a prairie by Cedar Creek (tributary to the Trinity River), in Hupa territory

plok's it is big, (flat things) it is wide, (boats, water) it is broad

plooleekoyo' it (water) flows wide

plooleek' it is wide (water, rivers)

ploosaakw black oak acorn

plop' it is in spate, it floods

plowah flour

plo'hl it is wide (roads, etc.)

Plue'l Fish Lake, on the mountain above Weitchpec and Bluff Creek

pohlkwen mold

pohlkwenee pohsey moldy madrone berry (berries)

pohlkwe'n it is moldy

pohsey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries

ponchech gray deer, white deerskin

ponches white deer

pontet ashes

ponues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

pookw screech owl

popoloh be big (round things, muscles)

popoluehl skunk cabbage

popsew bread

poy ahead, in front of

poychekws a small basket tray for seeds used as food

poyew ahead, in front of

poykoh flat basket, pan, pot

poykoh tattooing on chin

Poykoh 'O Lep a knoll just north of Big Lagoon

poykook' I tattoo (a body part or person)

Poyomue'r the creek on which Requa Inn is built

Poyueraa a place at Clam Beach, south of Little River

poy'weson chief, leader, boss, best (at doing something), headman

po'oh get well, heal (intr.), scar, healed sore

pregoneesh condor

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

puel below (lower down the river)

pueleek down river, far down river, at the river mouth

Pueleek Serrnery Hunters Creek

pueleek 'ue-mew north wind (on the coast)

pueleeklaa down river people, the river Yurok

puelekuek down river, at the river mouth

puelekuekla' downriver Indian, Yurok Indian

Puelekuekwerek character in creation stories

puelekw down river, at the river mouth

Puelekw 'We-Rechah a ridge near Requa

puelews daddy longlegs

pueloyoh below (lower down the river)

puemonah redbud

puenomeehl malicious thoughts (cause of illness in someone else), contamination, bad omen

puenomeehlkook' I am contaminated, I have a pain

puenomeyoochek' I groan in my sleep

puenomeyos a person groaning in her sleep

puenomeyo' make a noise in one's sleep (because of pain), moan in one's sleep

puer north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

puercheehl brush dance cap

puereyow north (in the direction of the Klamath River mouth)

puesee cat, house cat

puesee 'we-chpega'r cat's ears

puesoo'm smell of musk, skunk, or cat

puesoo'mehl a place with an animal smell

puesoo'melek' I smell of musk, skunk, or cat

pue'n tumble bug

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

pue'nos tumble bug

puuek deer, deer meat

puuek nego' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush

puuek 'w-rhlkerh firecracker (plant)

puuek 'we-chpega'r bluebell

puuek 'we-s'ech deer horn

puuektek deer

puuen cherry

puuenomaap' dogwood

puuewah wash the face

puueweesh sack, bag, pocket

puuewomeen a cook

pwegenoyoochek' my voice is heard above the others'

pwegenoyoochek' my voice is heard above the others

pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush

pyaap'tery be reddish, be manzanita-colored

pyah manzanita berry

Pyah 'O Skego'oo an acorn ground

Pya'agehl place in Hoopa Valley where they pick manzanita berries

pyegaagoh eleventh month in old Yurok calendar

pyekwchenee for a little while, carefully, careful, perfect, right

pyekwchenoyek' I am careful

pyekwchew perfect

pyekwchewok' I approve

pyekwche'n approved

pyekwchoh approve

pyekwchohl approved

pyekwchor greet (someone)

pyekwchorkwok' I greet someone

pyerkerm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns

pyerwerkseemek' I love

pyerwerkseeshon loveable person

pyerwerkseeshonowok' I am lovely

pyeweg perform the white deerskin dance, white deerskin dance

pyewetek' I chew (something for someone)

pyewolew chew

pyewoluemek' I chew

pyeworew gum something (chew without teeth)

pyuech well, all right

pyuereenah feel distracted, feel nervy

pyuereenepek' I feel distracted, I feel nervy, I feel ready for prayer

pyuerkerek' I play

pyuerke'rehl toy

pyuerkwek' I see in a vision, divine, take part in a ceremonial dance

pyuerkwok' I see in a vision

pyuerowok' I perform the sacred rites at a dance, I purify myself

pyuuekto' chew something for a baby

pyuueweg perform the deerskin dance, deerskin dance

raahlkah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones

raak creek

raak nee ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

raas rice

raawos cigarette smoke

raay go through

raaya'r lie (of objects)

raayechook' I paddle along

Raayeep a pebbly beach at the south end of 'E'goo, by Trinidad Head

raayeeshook' I paddle along

raayehlkepek' I lie down hidden by a long obstacle

raayekeek' water flows

raayekoyo' the water flows past

raayepe'w burrow, hole underground

raayewetek' I drag something in the water

raayoh creek, stream, river

raayoks extend, row (as of dancers or boats)

raayonek'w it drifts by

raayonemek' I guide it along the water

raayoy river, stream

raayo'omah run past in a group

raayo'opek' I run by something

raayo'r run past, move past

raayo'repek' I run past, I move past

raayuerek' I swim

raayuuelesek' I walk along with a load

rahcheen friend, buddy, best friend

ra'aseeshon disgusting person

rechah mountain ridge

rechkook' I dance in a particular direction

rechook' I paddle, I row

rechoyek' I paddle a boat

reeek be full

reeekomoyehl they are full, they are heaping full

reeek'ew shore, sandbar, ashore, river's edge, shore line

reekoret sparrow hawk

regey ceremonial headdress

regohpeenek' I fill

regohpetek' I fill

regok trout, "sometimes translated trout and sometimes minnows"

Regok 'O Yue'ueh a creek

regop' it is full (of liquid)

regor the waves break, it is rough (water), there are large waves

rego' feather, feather for display (as in headband), morning feathers (in brush dance), "simple upright down-head feathers" in the deerskin dance

reguuekwoh liquor

reguuekwo' beverage, especially liquor

rehl'ep' be concentrated in a given direction, of a wish or a prayer, be tossed in a given direction in the stick game, point in a given direction, of a person

rekeeroy broil, broil over a fire

rekek' I hit the mark

rekeweech fish for trout with two lines

rekoreks seabird nest

rekoy flow

rekoyoysh white flint used for cutting

rekwchemok' I hollow out

rekwetok' I tattoo with dots, I chip

rekwetoy scarf

rekwoh drink

rekwohpeyok' I drink

rekwo'm part of the roof

rekwse'm s/he drills hollow

rek'eeen sit

rek'eeenowohl they sit

rek'eeenowor sit down

rek'woy river mouth

Rek'woy Requa

remepek' I groan

remoh take part in doctor dance, kick dance, doctor dance, kick dance

remohpoh doctor dance song, doctor song

renek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)

repchem honey, sugar

repeechook' I beat, I spank, I whip

repegonok' I look (good)

repoh doorway

repokw doorway, porch, front porch

repoy drum song

repoyok' I sing a song with drum beating

rep'choy weed garden

rep'osh clear land

rep'oshok' I clear (land)

res nest

reses nest

resoreks nest

res'oges nest

retook' I win (in gambling)

reweeesh fence

reweehl leak

reweyetek' I tow

rewkwoh soften, make limp

rewkwohsook' I soften (something), I make (something) limp

rewkwo'hl it is misty

rewkwo'n it is soft, it is limp

rewoch lip(s)

rewoh lip(s)

rewon end, point

rewonah end, point, edge

rewonekw end, point

rewonew at the end, on the edge

Rewonew a place on the Klamath in the vicinity of Tektah

reworehl end of land, point of land, bank (of dirt)

rewpenek' I win (in gambling)

re'go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern

re'noh feather

re'poshook' I cut brush

re'royok' I hear something which I don't see, as news, rumors, or something from far away

rohchah sturgeon net (held by two canoes)

rohkootek' I roll (something)

rohko'r roll

rohko'retek' I roll (something)

rohko'ronek' I roll myself

rohkuen ball

rohpeer semen

rohpee'hl it clears (of weather)

rohpek' I float upward

rohseemek' I throw, I spear, I harpoon

rohsek' I throw, I pitch (a ball)

rohtekek' I roll

rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

rohtuen bullhead (fish)

rokseemek' I trust

roo be a particular time, time, hour

roogech there is an echo, echo

roogech' there is an echo

roogehl there's a delicate tinkling mist

rooget tanoak bark, oak bark

rookw wind

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

rootah sun ray

rootep' it is a particular time

roowosek' I smoke (a pipe)

roowo's pipe

roowo's hegoh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

rooyonek'w it floats along, drifts with the current or waves

rooyonew glide along on water

rooysh rice

roreen snow

roreer snow

roree' it snows

rorkwee'hl the waves break, it is rough (water), there are large waves

rorowenek' I fish, I hunt, I fish with hook for eels, I gather (e.g. clams)

roy flow, melt, river, stream

royhl direction of the wind

roykenoh melt (trans.)

royk' it flows, it melts away

ro' run

ro'm it spreads (of a smell, etc.)

ro'oh stand, be rooted

ro'ohpee' cliff, anything inanimate standing (rocks, trees, etc.)

ro'ohpetek' I stand something

ro'omah be driven out

ro'omechek' I pursue, I chase

ro'onechek' I drive, I cause to run, I cause to work

ro'onek' I run

ro'onepek' I run

ro'oogech' (there are) sun/star/moon rays

ro'opek' I run

ro'otet an edible grasslike plant with white stems

ro'r it snows

ruen sucker (on a plant)

ruenchah bridge

ruenowok sucker (on a plant)

ruep'kah gang up on

ruer song

ruerek' I swim

ruerowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)

ruerowok' I sing, I boil over, I sing

ruerowoo song

saameyohl widow with her hair cut quite short, above the shoulder, widow

saameyohl 'o 'ue-meyoo a child born while its widowed mother was still cutting her hair

saawelek' I feel cold, I cool off

saawogeenah feel cool, feel peaceful

saawogeenepek' I feel cool, I am peaceful

saawokseenepek' I feel chilly

saawonchek' I cool something off

saawo'n it is cold (of liquid)

saa' speak Yurok, speak our language, speak Indian

Saa' a village on the Klamath, next to and downriver from Kep'el

saa'ageesh Coast Yurok

saa'agehl Coast Yurok

saa'agoch speak Yurok, Yurok language

saa'agoch seaweed bug

saa'agochek' I speak Yurok, I speak our language, I speak Indian

saa'agoh speak Yurok, speak ordinary or colloquial Yurok as opposed to 'woogey speech

sahksah hail, hail

sahpor be delighted unexpectedly

sahseep' buck brush, blue blossom

sarkew glue, pitchy substance from pine trees used for glue and for chewing gum, chewing gum

sarkewek' I chew gum

sa' shadows fall

Sa'aa a sea stack south of Patrick's Point

sa'ahl have a fit, have a tantrum, ghost

Sa'ahl a village along the Klamath

Sa'ahl Soh Red Mountains

sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' miller moth

sa'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose

sa'ahl 'we-cheeeshep' redwood rose

sa'ahlkeyek' I have a tantrum

sa'ahlkue'n it is haunted

sa'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"

sa'anee sometime, sometimes

sa'anor be surprised

sa'ar be crazy, crazy person, insane person

sa'arkeyek' I am crazy, I am insane

sa'arkeyowok' I am crazy

sa'awor shadow, shade

sa'awo'r shadow falls, shadows move, it is shady

sa'n sometimes

sa'ro' sea anemone

schekwenee last (in a series)

Schek'wehl a place just south of the Klamath River mouth where there was formerly a spring

schep' land (of a boat)

schep'oo land (from a boat)

schep'ooch' it lands (of a boat)

schey always

sechkes dried strip of salmon, dried salmon fillets

see would, should, could

seeegolepew be growling (of animal)

seeegolepoch' it growls (of animal)

Seeegonoy Lookout Point, just north of Freshwater Lagoon

Seeegonoy meweemor name used for A. L. Kroeber

Seeegonoy 'ue-ket'ue'r Freshwater Lagoon

seeeyehlek' I hiss

seekwer' stickerback, a kind of trout 2.5 " long with stickers on them

seeshon brake fern (ho'olek) root

seetoh splinter, chip into small pieces of uniform size

seetohsok' I splinter, I chip into small pieces of uniform size

seeto'n it cracks, it chips

seeyoh slide (of a landslide), break (of a wave)

seeyohpeehl slide (of a landslide), break (of a wave)

seeyop' it slides (of a landslide), it breaks (of a wave)

seeyo'w it breaks through waves (of a boat)

see'hl it lies, it is situated

See'wech settlement by Orick

sega'ageyek' I am rich

sega'anee sometimes, often, frequently, seldom

segep coyote

segep 'ue-pery rainbow

segep 'we-cheeek poppy

segep 'we-cheeeshep' poppy

segep 'we-roo' California poppy

Segep 'We-'Er'gerrh place directly upslope of 'Wahcheroh lake

segolek' I am surprised

segoluemek' I startle

segoo usually, regularly, regular

sekee be strong

sekeechewek' I make a big/rough basket (the only kind of weaving done by a man)

sekeehlkepek' I feel strong

sekeehlkes' it's a hard surface

sekeekook' I try hard to do it

sekeekoyor' someone runs uphill with effort

sekeekoyo' it flows quickly

sekeekoyuerek' I swim fast with effort

sekeenek' I make an effort

sekeepetek' I tie it in place securely

sekeeta' it's hard (e.g., bread)

sekeeta’ it is tough (e.g. when eating dried meat or skin)

sekeetewek' I chew something tough/hard

sekeetkook' I am strong

sekeetook' I hurry

sekee'n strong, of fiber

seke'y it is hard, it is tough, it is difficult

sekolek’ I am startled

sekoyar' tough wood

sekoyechook' I can make it (walking)

sekoyehlkepek' I wrestle in soft terrain, I struggle to get up (using body or legs)

sekoyekeek' water is swift

sekoyek' I am strong/tough (like rope)

sekoyewet' it's tough (for chewing)

sekoyewkwsem' they (fish) are strong swimmers

sekoyoksek' I feel strong (enough to wait for someone before dying)

sekoyonek' I grasp it lightly, squeeze it

sekoyoohlkepek' I wrestle in soft terrain

sekoyook'ws the wind is hard/fast

sekoyootek’ I throw with all my might

sekoyop' it's sticky, it's gluey

sekoyow be tough, be hard (of meat, etc.)

sekoyoyk' it (strand of sinew) is strong

sekoyo'ochek' I travel quickly

sekoyo'r run quickly

sekoyo'repek' I run quickly

sekoyuerek' I swim quickly

sekoyuuelesek' I carry my load well-tied

seksah small shell used on dresses

seksoh shell of any shellfish, sea shell

seksuen small shell

sekwehl scatter (seeds)

sekwohl flip or toss something

sekws parsley

sekwsew quahog clam

sekwsoh wild parsnip

sela action in a particular direction

semee' negative

semoyuerek' I skim, I swim along the surface of the water, I jump in the river (to swim) while standing in it

senemchook' I send

sepeenek' I hug

sepeenepek' I have my arms folded

sepolah valley, field, prairie

sepolah nee yeguen gentian

sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark

sepolek valley, field, prairie

sepolekeekla' any tribe living in the prairies

seporah small valley, small clearing

serhkermery be homesick, be lonely, pine

serhkermerypewek' I am homesick, I am lonely, I pine

serkeryerh be hard, be unripe, be green (of fruit)

serkeryerk'ws the wind is hard/fast

serm be beaten, be killed, beat badly

sermertek' I beat, I kill

sermerterpek' I kill myself

sermeryer'w be killed

sernergo' it is unripe

serneryerh think, see

serneryerhsek' I see (a certain distance or manner)

serneryersee' it seems

serp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

Serperh a village along the Klamath

serperyerh encircle, something that encircles

serperyer' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

serperyer'eryek' I put on a headband (having caught a sturgeon)

serr stream

serrhl do, cause

serrhlerh do

serrhlerpek' I do, I cause

serrnerh be a particular color

serrnerk'ws it is very windy weather

serrnery stream

serrneryk' it winds (a river)

serrner'ery color

serrner'y it is a particular color

serrnoyk' it winds (a river)

serrperlek' I am light (in weight)

serrt apple owl

serseryeryk' it trickles over gravel and dries up

serserykeryer' shallow water flows over pebbles and disappears

sers'eekoyo' it is shallow

seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin

sesewek' I whisper

sese'yewek' I whisper

sesomenek' I scratch

sesomenoyek' I scratch (trans. and intr.)

sesoyewek' I whisper

ses'eep rustle

ses'ohl they tinkle

ses'ohpeenek' I shake it (as a tree)

ses'onewek' I shake (something)

sew breathe, sigh

sewepek' I breathe, I sigh, I suppress my grief

Sewew Katimin, a place in Karuk territory

sewkweluemek' I am bruised

sewok anchovies

sewom brown shelled acorn

sewpee'n it is soft

seyep'ch'ook' I singe

se'lepeenek' I scrape it off

se'lepek' I scrape the inside of a basket smooth

se'letok' I scrape mud off

se'loyleek scrape off skin, bark (shins)

se'meehl bush or plant (sp.)

se'raa carve out

se'raatek' I shave (wood)

se'rechook' I whittle, I carve

se'rechoy whittle, shave wood

se'rechuuep' manzanita-limb shavings

se'repchoy whittle, shave wood

se'repchuuep' shavings

sheeep sheep

shoonew' it's tastes a certain way

shyer'eekek' overflow, seep out

skayueperwern second shortest length of dentalium shell

ska' pipe scabbard, pipe (for smoking)

ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska'amew be dried by scattering

ska'atew finger, toe

ska'aweehl nine bark

ska'awek' I dry by scattering

ska'ehlkenek' I scatter by blowing

ska’amo’omah scatter to go hide (children)

skego'oo sail, cloth, sail, rag

skego'o's s/he sails

skelee down

skeleek down

skeleekra' gopher

skena' it is bitter

skenew' it tastes bitter

skenowohl talk maliciously

skenuenem' not many plants come up/grow

skenuuelesek' I am loaded down

skep'ol wyethia angustifolia

skerweech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

skerweechewek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly

skerweehlkerrp' it is clear (of water)

skerwerhkeenee flat (rocks)

skerwerhkeryehl they are smooth, they are level, they are flat (round things, flat things)

skerwerykernerchek' I skim foam off water to clear it

skerweryk' it is of good grain, it is straight (wood)

skeryk' it (stream) is clear

skeryterk'w woman's dress

skeryterk'werlek' I dress myself (of a woman)

skeryterrk'wenek' I put my dress on

Sker'merw A rock on the beach near Meleg

sketew little finger

skeweech easily, carefully

skeweechokw nicely made basket, basket with good shape

skeweechook' I go slowly, I go easily, I go carefully, I put it in order, I do fine work, I do housework

skeweechook' I walk quietly

skeweehlkep'aak' I make flat, I clear

skeweehlketek' I make flat, I make clear, I level off

skeweehlke's it is flat, it is clear

skeweehlo'n it is smooth, it is flat (of roads, etc.)

skeweekook' I tidy up

skeweekoyo' the water is calm (as above rapids)

skeweench be a good navigator

skeweenepek' I feel full (from eating)

skeweep' it is well shaped

skeweep'aak' I put in order

skeweetok' I clean

skewee'r be smooth (trees, etc.)

skewee'ro'n it is smooth (of trees, etc.)

skeweg be good weather, be clear weather, be sunny weather

skewege'hl it is good weather, it is clear weather

skewetuelonemek' I find it smooth to the touch

skewohl be generous

skewohlkeyek' I am generous

skewok want, wish, love, like

skewokseemek' I want, I wish, I love, I like

skewoogechek' I sound good

skewoo'molek' I smell good

skewop' it is calm (water)

skewo'm smell good

skewo'metek' I smell something good

skewo'molek' I smell good

skewo'op' it's an even blaze

ske'echewek' I spread my fingers

ske'n it is bitter, it is rancid

ske'woyehl they are ripe, they are cooked

skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide

skoyk' it's limp

skoyom bat (animal)

skoyon be blue

skoypeehl flank, side (body part)

skue good, well

skuenowok' I grow well

skuenowomechek' I grow things well

skuen' it grows well

skueweg be good weather

skuewege'hl it is good weather

skuewetek' I like, I enjoy, I like the taste of

skue' good

skuuelek' I go to school

skuuep'aak' I put in order

skuuewetek' I like to taste, I like to eat

skuuewolon kmoypon jam

skuuewolonee something sweet, sweets, candies

skuuewolonee pa'ah soda

skuuew' a good taste

skuue' taste good, be delicious, be sweet

skuue'welah taste good

skuue'wetek' I like the taste

skuue'wolee' it tastes good

skuue'woloyehl they taste sweet, they taste good

skuyah be good

skuyahpelek' I am good, I behave

skuych well (good)

skuyepek' I am good

skuyerlok' I like, I enjoy, I like the look of

skuye'n it is good

skuykepek' I dress myself, I adorn myself

skuykep'aak' I tidy up, I straighten up

skuykook' I treat well, I repair

sku'y be good, well

sku'yerlook' I like the sound of it

sku'yolook' I like to hear, I like the sound of

Skwosen Squashan Creek

slaanook' I get rid of rubbish

slaa'yekeek' water runs through a dump

slahhlechewek' I left the group

slahhlechook' I separate from someone (as at a fork in the trail)

slahhloyowok' I'm born to a higher station (than someone)

slahpo' brodiaea fiber brush

slahseechook' I part from them

sla'ameyem' the salmon come back down the stream after spawning

sla'ameyo'omah the salmon come back down the stream after spawning

slegaa get rid of rubbish

slegoweehlkepek' I repeatedly slide down

slekoh pull out (something stuck)

slekohpeenek' I pull out (something stuck)

slekoluemek' I swallow (a pain)

sleko'n it is pulled out

slekuerek' I swim backwards (from an obstacle)

slekuuelesek' I pull items out of my pack

slekw clothes (a single set)

slekwechook' I stroke backward, I walk backward

slekwehlkepek' I sleep with my head at the foot of the bed

slekwekoyo' it's a backwash

slekweloyshook' I pull it along backwards

slekwenee backward

slekwetkweloshook' I pull backward

slekwoh shirt

slekwohpeyek' I put a shirt on

slekwohso'm s/he dresses someone

slekwslekw clothes

slekwslekwoh dress oneself, clothes

slepohsek' I slide it over (e.g. my head), I slip into it

slepslepoh slip in (e.g., letters into a slot)

slerger' pout

slerperh thigh, penis

sleryerk'ws the wind is cold

sleryerwerkerhl limbs (feet/legs) are cold

sleryhl handkerchief

sleryhlkerp'ook' I blow my nose

sleyehl substance like mucus which contained a pain object

sleykwoluemek' I have something crosswise in my throat

slookw slide, mudslide, landslide

slooween raw (of food)

sloowehl wild oats

sloowpey eat raw

sloo'repek' I run downhill

sloo'repek' I run down the hill

sloychook' I descend, I go downhill

sloyhl dried eel

sloyhlkemek' I filet an eel, I flatten an eel

sloyhlkep'aak' I sweep clean

sloyhlketook' I sweep

sloyhlketoy sweep, broom

sloyhlketo' brush, broom

sloyhlketo' 'wer-nerh red huckleberry

sloyhlket' it runs downhill (a path)

sloyhlkewek' I flatten eels

sloyhlkook' I'm flattening eels

sloykek' be loose, be supple

sloyonechkenekw they slide into water (of boats)

sloyonechkenek'w they slide into the water

sloyonekw it slides into water (of a boat)

sloyonemek' I launch

sloyow freeze, ice

sloyowehl freeze, frost, ice

sloyshook' I sweep, I brush

sloyso'ohl broom, brush

sloyuuelesek' I take a load down the hill

slo'eehl be thin, be skinny (of people, animals)

slo'ehlkook' I am thin, I am skinny (of people, animals)

slo'ochek' I depart by boat

slo'och' (inaudible) depart in a boat

slo'uuelesek' I show the contents of my pack

sluuek'woh space at the foot of the sweathouse ladder

smarkeet be toothless

smechken chipmunk

Smechken Cushing Creek

Smechken a sea stack north of Elk Point

smechook' I make supple, I tan, I split (sugar pine nuts)

smechoy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer

smeenepek' I am a smart-aleck

smegech white sturgeon

smehlkenek' I pull out (as hair, or grass)

smekeesh a tree being trimmed

smemohl break (intr.), smashed, slide (of road)

smerpeenek' I pluck, I skin a small animal

smerpeenery pluck or skin several things

smeryonee' peel bark or tree

smesmemohl break up, slide (of mountainside), landslide, ravine

smeykoluemek' I pine, I miss

smeykook' I pick on, I provoke

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

sme'ruehl scissors

smohta'r bow (for arrows)

smooley pull flesh from fishskin with teeth

smoomook' I am dismayed

so action in a particular direction, to

soch say, speak

sochpeyewek' I say, I speak, I reply

sohchee up, on top, above, on

sohpeenek' I soften

solek' I fly

soloo alas!, too bad!, what a waste!

son be, be like, happen, behave, do, be a kind of

sona'r design

sonchook' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction

soneen feel, think (a particular way)

soneenah feel, think

soneenepek' I feel, I think (a particular way)

sonek' I feel, I think

sonkook' I do (well or badly), I treat (well or badly)

sonolewkwek' I am sexually unclean (as of a woman who has just given birth)

sonowok' I am, I am like, I behave, I do, I am a kind of

sonowonee kind, sort

sonoyew be spoken to, be spoken of

sonoyewoyek' I am spoken to, I am spoken of

soo thus, so

soo think

soo go

sook sort, thing

sooneehl dream

sooneehlek' I dream

sooneehlkuemek' I dream about someone

sooneehlkwook' I dream of

sooneehlpuemek' I dream of

soonehl terrain is like

soonehlkepek' I crawl

soonehlkep' terrain is like

soonekw it (a path) goes (in a certain way or direction)

soonek' I lift up, I raise

soonenek'w something floats in a certain direction

soonepek' I wear (clothes in a certain way)

soonep'aak' I arrange

soonewetek' I taste (something)

soonewkwsek' I am going a certain direction (by boat)

soone'y pray, make medicine

soonoch sounds

soonokseemek' I think/feel a particular way about someone

soonoksek' I think

soonolek' I fly (in a particular direction or manner)

soononemek' I take something to a certain location

soonos think

soonosek' I think

soono' be angry, be furious, resent

soono'm smell (intr.), musk

soono'mo'l it smells

soono'p'eyok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent

soono'repek' I was running a certain speed

soonuerek' I swim in a certain direction

soonuuelesek' I carry a load to a certain place/loaction

soool yew

soosek' I think

soot go

sootkook' I am strong, I am able

sootolek' I go

sootook' I go

sootwomek' I am good as a woman (as a mother, housekeeper, etc.)

sooychook' I go quickly

sooyewoy spoken of

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

Sooykw hillside by the shore north of 'O Segen

soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative

so'ch'eek roof, ceiling

so'nk'enek' I fish

so'noyok' I am angry

so'oo ghost, skeleton, spirit

so'oo 'we-laay Milky Way

spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk

spego'repek' I race

speryerr blow a whistle

speryspery whistle (musical instrument)

speryuemek' I blow a whistle at someone

sraach' tanned skin, quiver

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

srahkwoh loincloth

Sreg Heekoh a place across from Sregon

Sreg Pech a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Chokik

Sreg Puelekw a place just downriver from Sregon

Sreg Won a place just uphill from Sregon

Sregon a village on the Klamath

srekw ring

srek'wahpeeet breechcloth

srek'wepeeet diaper

Srepor a village site south of Churey

sroo'repek' I run downhill

sroy signal in games

sroy a slick place, a slippery place

sroykwechek' I slide

sroyowenek' I slide

sroypehl be slick, be slippery

sroypuechek' I slide

sruenoyah scrutinize

sruenoyahsook' I scrutinize

sruuek'wee columbine, red columbine

stekue'hl it's the high-water point of the flood

stek'wop' there's a crest of high water, it's high tide

stohstek' small fir tree

Stoowen a village along the Klamath upriver from Turip

stuenowok' I am middle-aged

Suemeg a coastal promontory, Patrick's Point

sue'lowok' I dash water on

sue'rowok' I splash

Suue a cave under Megah

suueleekw be blunt, dull

suueleekwomoyek' they are blunt, they are dull

suueleekwo'n it is blunt, it is dull

suuewepek' I breathe

suuewomah breathe

suuuem manzanita flower

swechee' it is torn

swechewek' I flex my fingers/hand

swechoh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)

swechohpeenek' I tear

swechohpenek' I open (a letter)

swechohsook' I tear (something)

swecho'n it is torn, it has a tear

swegehl gunshot

swegetek' I am tired of

swegoopeehl pour with rain

swehlkeloomoyek' I have a rash all over

swehlkepek' I have a rash all over

swehlko' it is scattered, it bursts, it (fruit) is swollen

swekomeyetek' I put things on display

swektkeloo'weyek' I am warty

swerhkeryek' I fade, I grow weak

swerrk'ws there is a gust of wind, wind is blowing in this direction

swerr'merterk' I get a whiff of something

swerykerh be dull-colored

swetkele'we'y s/he is warty

swetkeloo'weyek' I have a rash on my face, I have a broken out face

swetohsook' I split it

swetonepek' I am tired out

swetowetoh crack in several places

swetowetohpeenek' I split it (in several places)

sweto'n it cracks, it splits

sweykemoyehl they are dull (of colors, etc.)

sweyokseemek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

sweyokseeshon a contemptible person

sweyokseeshonowok' I am rude

sweyoneenepek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade, I doubt myself, I dislike the idea

sweyoneeshonowok' I am dislikeable, a braggart

sweyorkwok' I'm tired of seeing her

sweywetek' I'm tired of a food

swohlkweyetek' I spill (a solid)

swokseemek' I have contempt for someone

swookseemek' I have contempt for her

swoopeenek' I spill it (something uncountable, e.g. water, salt), I pour it, I empty it

swoopee'hl pour with rain, rain hard

swoopoyoh burst forth, gush (liquid)

swoop' it spilled

swoo'm smell bad, stink, have a strong odor

swoo'melek' I smell, I stink, I have a strong odor

swoo'metek' I smell (something)

swoo'molek' my flesh smells

swoo'monoyek' I smell bad

swoyhl be broken

swoyhlket pour, spill

swoyhlkweyetek' I scatter, I pour out

swo'op' a burn or bite spreads, gets worse

swuuelesek' I unpack

syaahlook’ I disagree

syahhleenek' I separate things

syahhleenepek' I feel I'm different

syahhlekomeyetek' I separate out my things, put them aside

syahhlenek' I separate something

syahhlenemek' I separate things

syahhlew be rich, rich man; one who has wealth only, with no supporting social or esoteric background

syahhlewok' I am rich

syahhloksek' I think differently

syahhloleem' a group divides, is different

syahhlo'opek' I build my own fire apart

syahhlo'repek' I run by myself apart from the group

syahhlpeyok' I have a bad taste on my tongue

syahhluenowok' I'm high-born

syahhluerek' I swim apart

syahhluuelesek' I carry a separate load (gathered for a menstruating woman)

sya'loksek’ I disagree

syego'oo grunt, make a noise

syekwet'os come out backwards!

syerr'eek' it sweats and drops of water seep away

syerykwehl a slippery place

syerykwerterh slip

syewsyew lap (of small waves), rattle (of strings of shells)

syohsyo'ooch rattle (intr.)

syoneek'wo'n walk stiff-legged (from injury)

syoolah dance in the brush dance (of a girl)

syowe'hl soft

syoyechook' I walk through slick clay; I walk with an injured pelvis

syoyonemek' I push my boat down to the water

syo'oochek' I make a noise

syo'ooch' s/he makes a noise

syo'oogecheek' it's a noise in the distance

syo'oogechek' I grunt, I make a noise

syo'oogen grunt, make a noise

syuek'werchook' I stretch my legs

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

s'echoomek' I have horns

s'echoomoyek' I have horns

s'eegoroh half moon

s'ekwon pestle

S'ekwonah Redding Rock

s'emek' I pound (it), I mash (it), I grind (it)

s'erks'erperhlkenoyek' I am repeatedly hit in the mouth

s'erks'errperhl repeatedly hit in the mouth

s'erks'errperterhl hit repeatedly on fingers/hand

s'erkter'ery be light brown (animals)

s'errkeenek' I split, I pull apart

s'errk' it comes apart, it splits

s'errperhl marrow (of bone)

s'errperhlkeenek' I hit (someone) in the mouth

s'errpernoyek’ I have been hit

s'erwerh blue grouse

s'ewek' I pound

s'eyoh pounding stone

s'e' 'we-nerh madrone berry

s'e'goh madrone tree

s'e'gok box (fight)

s'oh anus, rectum

s'oks'oop hit (repeatedly)

s'oktoh be brownish-red (round things)

s'oktoy be brown, be light brown, be tan

s'olowoy pound to a paste

s'oopeenek' I hit someone

s'oopeenemek' I hit someone

s'oope'weyetek' I hit in the face

s'oope'we'y be hit in the face

s'ooponek' I hit someone

s'ooponemek' I hit with the fist, I beat (with fists)

s'ooponesek' I hit with the fist

s'ue'loge'n it (the mouth of a waterway) is enlarged

s'yah kick

s'yahhl kick

s'yahhlkook' I kick

s'yahhlkuemek' I kick (someone)

s'ya'am fix

taa not at all, nothing at all

taahl ceremonial singer

taanep be yellow

tahpsook' I iron it

tahpsoy press, iron, take the wrinkles out

tahteesh smell rancid

tahteeshkemoyehl they smell rancid

tahtok starve

tahtokseemee' he or she is starved

tahtoksek' I'm hungry

tahtosek' I starve

Tahtow a place near 'O Segen, where the rock is like sandpaper

ta' be hot weather, be sunny

ta'amo' red elder tree, elderberry bush

ta'amo' 'wer-nerh elderberry

ta'anoopeenek' I heat it (liquid)

ta'anop' it is hot, it gets hot (liquid)

ta'anoyek' I am hot, I feel hot

ta'anoy'hl it is hot weather, it is sunny

ta'ehl be hot weather

ta'mop' it's hot liquid

teeeget crybaby

teekues Italian person or people

teekwoh cove, gap in mountain

Teekwoh a place uphill from Keykem (formerly a prairie, now overgrown)

teekwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

teekwohpenek' I break a container or a boat

teekwohsook' I break (trans.)

teekwoo corner

Teekwoo the promontory between Stone Lagoon and Freshwater Lagoon

Teekwoo a place in the Bald Hills

teekwo'l canyon

teekwo'n it is broken, it is shattered

teekwteekwoh break in pieces

teenoogech' it makes a sharp sound (like a drum), it makes a metallic sound

teenoogehl it's a delicate tinkling sound

teenuuemonok crazy person

teesh what?

tee'n what?

tee'neesho what?

tee'nee' what?

tee'now who?

tee'np'ehl anything yellow

tee'np'elah be yellow

tee'np'eloy be yellow

tee'np'eloytek' I dye (something) yellow

tee'np'erler'ery be yellow (animals)

tegah starve

tegee'n porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

tegee'n ch'ue'ch'eesh canary

tegekenee spotted

tegel liar

tegerew talk, converse, discuss, talk with

tegeroyew dispute, discussion

tegeruemek' I talk, I pray, I make medicine

tegeruepek' I talk to myself

teget weep

tegetehl cry, weep

tegetoloosek' I weep

tegetor salmonberry shoots

tegeto' sea eggs (sea urchin)

tegeykeluehl biting animal

tege'muer snowbird

tege'y flea

tegoh horizontal wooden pole connecting the long poles at the base of a triangular 'erkerh net

tegokseemek' I praise

tegoye'we'y it sticks out

tego'oh dentalium shell, 2 5/16 inch, a character in creation stories

teguuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver

tehltelue'n it is branchy, it is twiggy (of bush)

tek be situated, grow (plants)

tekonek' I wear (clothes)

teko'n it is added (in payment for an injury)

teko'opee' it's burned on

tektah erect

Tektah a village on the Klamath across from the mouth of Tektah Creek

Tektah 'We-Roy Tektah Creek

tektekehl sturgeon glue, glue

tektekoh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)

tekteko'n it is sticky

tekteko'n it grows in tufts

tektesek' I am angry

tektet build

tektetek' I build, I erect, I set down something heavy

tektey stomach

tektoh log

Tektoh 'O Tenech a pond on the beach south of 'Espew

tektomoksek' I am angry, I am mad

tektoyehl it is situated, it grows (of a plant)

tekuenehl they are stuck together, they grow together

tekuenetek' I stick (them) together

tekuenowohl they're grafted

tekuenowomechek' I stick (things) together for planting

tekuenoyohlek' I stick (them) together

tekuenoyok' I stick (them) together

tekueno'w it sticks together, it knits together (of broken bones)

tekw chop (one time)

tekwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black

tekwohsook' I hit with something held in the hand (e.g., a rock or a club)

tekwon box

tekwonekws "the cylindrical trunk for feather dresses, etc.", box, case, chest

tekwonekws 'ue-kwerhl television

tekwonek' I jump

tekwonepek' I jump

tekwonorek' I jump over something

tekwonuer maul, hammer

tekwonuerek' I jump into the water, I dive

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tekwskey manroot, wild cucumber, pickle

tekwsook' I cut, I fell, I carve

Tekwsow a small flatland at the mouth of Pecwan Creek

tekwsoy chop

tekwtekwoh chop repeatedly

tek'weruen low, close to the ground

telek' I am ill, I am sick, I am physically unwell

telogehl "small animate objects which in the body of an ordinary person cause disease but in the body of [a doctor] give her clairvoyance and the faculty of curing", pain, disease, illness

teloguemek' I am in pain, I resent

telohpekw it (a path) forks

teloyewek' I tell a lie, I fib

teloyuuehl lie, falsehood

tema for a long time, in vain

temaloh for a long time, in vain

tememehlek' I buzz

teme'm buzz, rattle (of rattlesnakes), hum (of hummingbirds)

ten rain

tenechewek' I have lots of things in my basket

tenechkenek'w many things float together

tenee very

teneech a black coastal bird with a red mouth, perhaps the black oystercatcher

tenehlkenek' I put a lot (of something on something)

tenehlkep' there's a lot of stuff underfoot

tenek there are a lot (e.g. snow flakes or patches)

tenekomoyehl they are much, they are many

tenekoyo' it's a big flow of water

tenenew clump of grass

tenohl be stingy

tenohlkeyek' I am stingy

tenohlkeyowok' I am stingy

tenoneehl be expensive, be costly

tenoneehlkemee' it's expensive

tenoneehlkwook' I pay dearly for, I pay a lot for

tenonemek' I take a lot

tenoo be much, be many

tenookseep’aak’ (meaning unknown)

tenoowok be very wise, be very rich, educated person, well educated, high man

tenoowokseemek' I value/respect someone/something highly

tenoowoksek' I am very wise, I am very rich

tenop be a lot of liquid

tenop' there is a lot of it (liquid)

tenowenek' I take much of, I take more of

tenowohlek' I talk too much, I gossip, I talk maliciously

tenowohlkek' I talk too much

tenoyewek' I pay a good salary

tenoyk' it's a lot (of strings, eels)

teno' there's a lot, there are many

tenpewe'hl it is raining, rain, storm

tenpeyok' I eat much, I eat a lot, I overeat

tensewok' I catch a lot of

tenuemonok have bad luck wished on one, bad luck, spirits, insane

tenuemonokseemek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on

tenuemonoksoyek' I have bad luck wished upon me

tenuenowok' I grow thickly, I grow in clumps

tenuenowomechek' I planted many (plants)

tenuereep mockingbird

tenue'logehl a deep place

tenue'logehl a deep place in the water

tenuuelesek' I carry a lot, I am overloaded

tepoh make stand, be fixed, be hit (by a bullet, etc.)

tepohpenek' I cause to stand

tepohsook' I fix

tepolehl post of a sweathouse, "the place in the sweathouse opposite the exit, and the place of honor", middle (of a sweathouse, a valley, etc.)

tepoo tree, large fir tree

tepoonohl forest, in a forest

tepo'n it is fixed, it stands (of things), it is rooted, it is vertical

tepue'l vertical post supporting a fishing platform

tep' be fixed, stand

tereet spotted sandpiper

tergernerp mockingbird

tergers rat

tergerw speak, settle a dispute

tergerwermek' I greet, I speak to, I talk to

terger'yk'er'er'y it is spotted

tergurmek' I greet, I speak to, I talk to

Terhkuen 'O Rek' a place on the beach north of Split Rock

terhkurn fish head, salmon head

terkeeekserch a poisonous mushroom

terkerkur' valley quail

terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

terkterk mallard

terkterrp axe

terkterrpeeshook' I hit it with a stick

terkterrperterwek' I clap my hands, I applaud

terkterw sting

terkwerkeryehl they are stubby

terkwhlke'm spread (your legs)

terkwterm dentalium shell

termerpee' second element of compound numerals, tools, etc.

termerwer'eryhl second element of compound numerals, animals and birds

termerwer'er'y second element of compound numerals, animals and birds

ternerksek' I am constipated

terperh stem, stalk

Terperh a tall rock at the edge of the Klamath River

terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

terperrner' small fir tree, large fir tree

terperyerh be cold (liquids)

terperyerp' it is cold (a liquid)

terrluel bone put through nose of corpse, knife with short hilt

terrluelek' I make a ridge

terrluelesek' I put on a bridle

terrlue'le's it (e.g., a dog) has something in its mouth

terwerhsook' I throw a pointed object (e.g. a stick or a rock)

Terwerk a sea stack north of Trinidad Head

terwermers bee, yellowjacket

terwerr locust

Terwerr an acorn place, camp site on the Klamath

ter'ernerpee' there are four (tools, etc.)

testook' I shake, I tremble, I shiver

testooleeshook' I shake something down from a tree vigorously

testooleyek' I shake, as from old age

testop' it coagulates

testoyomek' I am taut, I am tense (of people or things)

testoyowok' I am taut, I am tense (of people or things)

tes'eer beaver

tetkohl be steep, a steep place

tetko'hl it is steep, it is sharp (natural features)

tetko'n it is a ditch, it is a furrow, it is a river-bed

tetolohlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)

tetomenek' I scratch repeatedly

tetome'l white salmon, about to die after spawning

teton rush (plant)

tetueskoh swim with difficulty through shallow water (of fish)

tew flesh

tewey forehead

Tewey 'O Regor a small promontory near the mouth of Mill Creek

Tewkwer a camp site north of Elk Point

tewkwer' place where young seals are clubbed

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewol nee tepoo spruce tree

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast, toward the ocean side

tewolew nee tepoo Sitka spruce

tewolew 'ue-mew west wind

Tewolew 'We-Chaahl sand spit at the mouth of the Klamath River

tewomehl be glad, happy

tewomehlkook' I am glad, I am happy

tewon flesh

tewo'n it breaks (of rope or string)

tey brother-in-law (of a man)

teykelew bite

teykelewomoyek' I am bitten

teykelewomoyek' I'm bitten

teykeluehlek' I bite (someone)

teykeluemek' I bite

teykuenowok' I grow together (with something)

teytesek' I am angry

teytomok be angry (at someone)

teytomokseemek' I am angry (at someone)

teytomosek' I am angry, I am mad

te'nah drunk

te'nahspek' I am drunk

te'noyok' I feel insulted

te'noyowok' I feel insulted

te'noy'hl there is a big fire

te'npeyok' I eat too much

te'np'aak' I own a lot

te'rekws a close-woven conical basket for seed gathering, bride's basket

te'rekws 'ue-son thimble

tkartkar stick together, mend

tkekoh jab, pierce

tkekohsook' I jab, I pierce, I prick with a sharp object

tkeks become solid (with ice or snow)

tkek'wa'r pot

tkek'we'l pot, pan, kettle

tkek'we'look' I boil

tkepah suppress emotion

tkepahpetek' I suppress emotion

tkohpetek' I thicken it

tkop' it is thick (of liquid)

tkwa'r it is short, low (of trees, etc., body parts, clothes, utensils)

tkwek' it is short (worms, ropes, etc.)

tkwepeelek' I am short (human beings)

tkwepeenek' I am unable to reach, I am too short

tkwepeep be short

tkwepek' I am short (human beings, animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)

tkwep' 'ue-meehl 'we-chahkwoh shorts, short pants

tkwep'olee'hl there is low scrub

tkwe'ro'n it is short, low (trees, etc., body parts, clothes, utensils)

tkwo still

tkwola still

tkwop' s/he is short

tmektmek have an aching pain

tmekwten hollow tree, hollow stump

tmekwtmekwonoyehl they are shrubby

tmen half, partly

tmenomee half, partly

tmenomen half, half

tmenomenee half

tmentmen throb, ache

tmepeenek' I cut it in half

tmepeetek' I cut it in half

tmepeetook' I cut in half

Tmerry a settlement next to Rek'woy

Tmery 'We-Roy Cannery Creek

tmoh be broken

tmohkeloyehl they are broken, they are broken in pieces (of bones, etc.)

tmohkeloyshook' I break (trans.), I break it by twisting or snapping

tmohkeloytek' I break (trans.)

tmohkeluemek' I break

tmohkeree half

tmook' I shoot

tmoolook' I shoot

toh talk, use language

tohkow talk in a group

tohpekw drill a hole, dig a hole, excavate, a hole that is made

tohpew hole, a hole already there

tohpewkwtook' I drill a hole

tohpe'w it has a hole, there is a hole

tohpoh wild iris

tohpuel' a deep pool

tohpue'r drill, drill, burrowing animal

tohsoh doe

Tohtar a village on the Klamath, downriver from Nagehl

tohta'r grasshopper

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

Tohtemekw a place near the mouth of Redwood Creek

Tohtemekw a place at the south end of Freshwater Lagoon

tohtet eagle

tohtkwo'n it is rigid

tohtoh kidney

tohtonos beetle

tohto'r grasshopper

tokseemek' I admire, I respect

toktoh be a certain size (round objects)

toktoopa'r drum

tokues pelican

Tokues 'W-a'aag a rock off the coast of Patrick's Point

tok'olew coo (of a baby)

Tolokw Burnt Ranch

tolowechek' I speak Tolowa

tolowehl Tolowa Indian

tolowoochek' I speak Tolowa

tom second element of compound numerals (round things)

tomeek' it is thick, it is deep, there is a lot of it (worms, ropes, etc.; fog, snow, etc.)

tomek'w second element of compound numerals (worms, ropes, etc.)

tomek'wo'n second element of compound numerals (plants, etc.)

tomet second element of compound numerals (dentalium strings)

tomkook' I do a certain amount of something

tomok’ws the wind is coming from (a direction)

tomolem' a certain amount of people were there

tomonek'w water comes up on something a certain amount/distance

tomonemek' I take all of them

tomowey second element of compound numerals (boats)

tomowe'lee' second element of compound numerals (houses)

tomowoh second element of compound numerals (round things)

tomowohlek' I chatter

tomowok's second element of compound numerals (flat things)

tomoyek' I am an adult, I am a particular age

tomoyewek' I pay a certain amount in wages

tomsewok' I catch a lot (while hunting or fishing)

tomuep' second element of compound numerals (sacks)

tomue'r second element of compound numerals, trees, etc.

tomuuelesek' my load is a certain weight

tonpewe'hl it is showery

too cost, be so much in price

tookso'weyetek' I hit (someone) in the face

toolechewek' I go sideways

toolechook' I go sideways

tooleeshook' I hit an animal to kill it

tooleeshook' I hit an animal (to kill it); I make a barrier

toolehlkepek' I lie down across it (e.g. a path), I stretch myself around it

toolek foul, get caught (rope, etc.)

toolekeechook' I stretch a rope, etc., as a trap or barrier

toolekeek' water flows over and obstacle

toolekomeyetek' I put up a barrier

toolekook' I block a path (crosswise)

toolenek' I put up a wooden barrier crosswise

tooloh cheek, face

toolop' it's gluey

toomechek' I carry (a heavy basket)

toomechook' I go around a certain distance

toomeek all sorts

toomekomee' (an amount) is scattered around

toomek'wo'n it is thick (plant, tree, etc.)

toomenee all sorts

toome'weyek' I have a broad face

toomoh be fat, (human beings) be thick (worms, ropes, etc.)

toomoksee'hl it will be so much (a certain amount)

toomok's it is thick (a certain amount), it is wide (a certain amount) (flat things, boats)

toomoneehl cost, be of value

toomoneehlkwook' it costs me

toomoo fall down hard

toomo'opek' I am a certain height

toomuenowok' I am a certain age

toomue'loge'hl there is a lot of water

toopetue'hl hit someone across the hand

toope'wey run into something with the face

toopsook' I slap

toora'r bar, be horizontal, bar (of gate, barrier)

toora'ronek' I put up a stick as a barrier

toore'renek' I lay (something) across

toore'retek' I lay (something) across

too' be enough, be much

too'm be together, be in a group, all together

too'mar friend, relative, relation

topkeyek' I weigh a lot (intr. a particular weight)

tos child!

tosoh even if, even though, if

totos father

toy here

toykem camas (plant)

to' hip (body part), thigh

to' and, then, so

to'hl but

to'hleeshchee somehow

to'mpeyok' I eat a certain amount

to'mp'aak' I own a lot

to'ona'r four (trees, etc.)

to'onek' four (worms, ropes, etc.)

to'onek'wo'n four (plants, etc.)

to'onep' four (sacks)

to'onet four (dentalium strings)

to'oney four (boats)

to'one'lee' there are four (houses)

to'onoh four (round things)

to'onok's four (flat things)

to's question particle

to's then (subsequently)

to'woh enough!

tpeksee' it is jammed with kelp or debris (as in a flood)

trah fetch water, carry water

trahkok' I fetch water, I carry water

tregepah fish with a dip net, fish with a triangle net

tregepa' dip net

tregepetek' I fish with a dip net

trekwonuemek' I take a sip

treworuehl drip

tronkoh wild potato

tuelos aunt

tuemeech carrying basket

tuemekook' I do something fast

tuemerhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

tuemonoks tule (plant)

Tuerep a town on the Klamath, up and across the river from Sa'ahl

tue' and, but

tue'neekerhl weave strands together (e.g. to lengthen something)

tue'nek' I put them together

tue'neryk' there's a fork in a river

tuuek tail of fish, salmon tail

tuuep sword fern

tuueptuuep sword fern

tuuuep flying squirrel

twegoh raccoon

Twehlkar acorn grounds above the mouth of Srprh Creek

twek'wo'n it is straight

twenohsook' I pry up

twerrnee'sh leaves turn in color

twerrnee'sh spawning salmon

twer'neelerp' it bucks (once, of a horse)

twomolek' I am a good woman, I am well-behaved (of a girl)

twonek' I am nice (of a girl)

tye'wolok' I burn (trans.) (trash, brush, etc.)

tye'womehl corner (in the back of the house)

tyohpeeshonowok' I am hateful

tyohpeyok hate, dislike

tyohpeyokseemek' I hate, I dislike

tyohpeyokseeshon hateful person

t'et'oyah quiver, scuffle

t'k'eroh strike with the nail of the index finger, pressing it against the thumb and releasing it, thump

t'k'erohsook' I thump, I strike with the nail of the index finger, pressing it against the thumb and releasing it

t'laakuehl cliff, steep cliff

t'laamok'ws it leaks

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'la't'la' drip, leak, drool

t'lewoluehl drip, waterfall

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

t'ohlt'ohl nee 'e'goh monkey flower

t'ohlt'oleehl be muddy, be swampy

t'oolowehl big clods of dirt

t'ot'ohl sparks from a fire

t'p'ohl be sensible, come to one's senses, sense

t'p'ohlkwek' I am sensible, I come to my senses

t'ro't'et' an edible plant

t'uemee'n it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten

t'uenowok' I grow (of a plant)

t'weykenek' I straighten it

t'weykwo'n it is straight

t'weyomah basket cap

t'we'nt'wenoh pry up repeatedly, try to pry up repeatedly

t'yoykwo'n it is slippery

Waamok a hill near 'O Men

waaneehl a bird or animal call (or other behavior) that foretells something (good or evil)

waaneehl a bad vision, bad omen

waaneehlkuemek' I have a bad dream of someone

waaneehlkwook' I have a bad dream of someone

waa'sokseeshon a pitiful sight/person

waa'sokseeshonowok' I'm a pitiful sight

wahkwehl perch (fish)

wahkwela' poison oak

Wahsekw a village on the Klamath, Martin's Ferry

wahtey tossle in stick game

wa'aleenepek' I am apprehensive

wa'apah lean (tr. and intr.)

wa'aw floor

wa'awor floor

wa's'eeshonowok' I am pitiful, I am wretched

Wa's'ey a village on the Klamath downriver from Merip

wa's'ok pity

wa's'okseemek' I pity

wa's'okseeshon object of pity

wa's'oy be poor (not rich)

wa's'oyek' I am poor

wa's'oyowok' I am poor (not rich), I am ordinary

wechew chinquapin nut

wechew sea urchin

wechkar marry into the same family (e.g. of one's deceased spouse)

wechkarp' marry into the same family (e.g. of one's deceased spouse, e.g. widow of brother, cousin, etc.)

wechkek'w shortest length of dentalium shell

Wechpek'w a spring at Wechpus

wechpues confluence

Wechpues Weitchpec (the town)

Wechpues a point projecting from the north side of the river into the Klamath estuary

Wechpues a place just a little upstream of Terperh where a ridge comes down

weechkook' I exaggerate it, I overdo it

weeel wheel

weehl dream

weehlkuemek' I'm dreaming about someone

weehlkwook' I dream, I dream of

week there

weektue' inside

weena'atew third finger, ring finger

weesh this one, that one

weeshew be jet black

weeshtue' and so, therefore, but

weet this, that, these, those, thus

weetee' this, that, these, those, thus

wee' this one, that one, here, there, thus

wee'eeet this, that, these, those, that one, thus, there, then

wee'eekeenek' I stretch (trans.)

wee'shk'oh today, now

wegaaneyoochek' I foretell evil

wegah be identical

wegah dentalium shell, 2 1/8 inch

wega'sok be unselfish

wega'sokseemek' I am unselfish

Wegehl a small sea stack near Green Rock

wegenek' I call, I name

wegenok' I name

wegog quarrel, argue

wegoh

wegoh go across by boat, someone who carries money settling disputes

wegolepel quarrel, argue

wehlchee ten times

wehleechee ten times

wehlkepeenek' twist

Wehlkwew a village across the river from Rek'woy

wehlow ten

wehlowaa ten

wehlowaawak'wo'n ten (plants, etc.)

wehlowaawey ten (boats)

wehlowaawe'lee ten (houses)

wehlowak'w ten (worms, ropes, etc.)

wehlowa'omoy ten (finger spans)

wehlowelek'w it forms a tiny branch

wehlowoyp' ten (growing things)

wehlowo'r ten (trees, etc.)

wehlowuerk ten days

wehlpekeenek' twist

wek this, that, these, those, thus, here

wel fat

welogoo fat, animal fat, solid fat

welogooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood

welogoohlkemoyek' I'm oily

welogoohlkepek I roll in oil

welogook' I am fat (like or of an animal)

welogoo'weyek' I am fat faced

wenchokws woman

weneephl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn

wenetkolee'm fly to

wenook' I come, I come along

weno' come (of a boat)

weno'meenepek' I have a premonition, I am scared

weno'monechkenekw they float along

weno'monekw it floats along

weno'monew float along

weno'ochek' I go a certain distance (in a boat)

weno'omechook' I walk along a certain distance

weno'omehl crawl by a certain spot

weno'omehlkeloypek' I crawl by a certain spot

weno'omehlkepek' I crawl by a certain spot

weno'omekeek' water is up to a certain height (in an aquaduct)

weno'omekook' I have made a certain amount of progress (working)

weno'omek' point at which another rib is added in a basket frame

weno'ometkolee'm fly

weno'ometkweloyshook' this is as far as I've dragged it

weno'omew be carried in the mouth

weno'omewetek' I carry something in my mouth up to a certain distance

weno'omewtek' I carry in the mouth

weno'ome'hl it is a particular season, season

weno'omoksee'hl it is a particular season

weno'omolek' I fly (up to or past a certain point)

weno'omonemek' I've packed it (a certain distance)

weno'omo'r run

weno'omuenowok' I grow in (a particular) place

weno'omuerek' I swim

weno'omuuelesek' I'm up to a certain point with my load

weno'os give to me, bring to me

wentokws female (animal or bird)

werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a character in creation stories

wergerh crossing place over water

wergers fox

werhl ten (body parts, streams, utensils, clothes)

werhlerwee' ten (body parts, streams, utensils, clothes)

werhlerwerleesh be twiggy

werhlerwermerysh ten (arm's lengths)

werhlerwerr tomuep' ten (sacks)

werhlerwerrwerpee' there are ten (tools, etc.)

werhlerwerrweryhl ten (animals and birds)

werhlerwerrwer'y ten (animals and birds)

werhlerwerrwok's ten (flat things)

werhlerweryhl ten (human beings)

werhlerwer'eryhl ten (human beings)

werhlerwer'er'y ten (animals and birds)

werhlery tail (of animal)

werhlkeehl kelp

werhlperh stick game

werhperyerh cross a bridge, bridge

werhperyerksek' I cross by a bridge

werhperyerkw bridge, foot-log

werms worm, worms

werner'ermercherwek' I am a certain distance along in weaving

weroch bachelor

werr body louse

werrsek' I yell

werseep' braided trim on the front of a boat, made of hazel sticks

Werseep' 'Ue-Son sharp ridge

werserh navel

werseryehl they are thin (of cloth)

werskerh fishing platform; specifically, the horizontal beam(s) to stand on

wertpeet Jerusalem cricket

wertpers leech

werych'erk puppy

werych'erks puppy

weryerch' it is done (a story)

weryerkerhl end of brush dance, song, or story

weryerk'ws the wind stops blowing

werypue'r first part of a basket to be woven, beginning of basket

wer'ergery young person

wer'ergeryechek' I go last

wer'ergeryek' I am young

wer'erh pillow

wer'er' tree toad, tree frog

wer'nerr Indian sandpaper, grows 2ft tall

wer'tnerr mare's tail, horse tail

wer't'ereesh show-off

wer'yers girl, small girl

wesah bathe (intr.), wash oneself

wesahchek' I wash, I bathe (trans.)

wesahchpewek' I bathe someone else

weseeneek' what!, how!, how terrible!, awful!, wretched!

wesepek' I bathe myself, I wash myself

weskelok braid up one's hair

wesomot bow (for arrows)

wewolon noise in the air, high piercing hollow windy sound (bad omen)

wey be closed, come to an end, be finished

weyet Wiyot Indian

weyew be woven, be finished (of baskets)

weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

weykepek' I stretch

weykomok' I finish, I lay down (regulations)

weykook' I finish, I lay down (regulations), I end, I stop, I am done, I wean (a child)

weyokseep Labrador tea

weyoksek' I am poisoned, I have cancer

weyomenehl they copulate

weyonah female (animal or bird)

weyo'opewek' I finish making acorn soup, I finish cooking with hot rocks

weyo'r stop running

weypegar there is an epidemic

weyuuem salmon net (held by canoes), fishing line, with rock sinker, thrown from ocean rocks to catch perch, rockfish, and eels

we'gey stretch (intr.)

we'not wing

we'y this, that, these, those, this one

we'yekee'n it stretches

we'yesek' I buy a bride

we'yhlkem mountain beaver

we'yk'oh today, now

we'yon teenage girl, young woman

we'yonesek' I offer a bride price, I purchase a bride

we'yonoh bride price

we'yono' teenage girls, young women

wo past time

wogee middle, in the middle

wogelepelek' I argue

wogolepew argue, be arguing, growling

wogoruep' plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish

Wogow Pecwan (Creek) middle ridge

wohkelo' pepperwood

Wohkelo' 'O Tep the big ridge downriver of the Requa Inn

Wohkero' a village on the Klamath, downriver from Wohtekw

Wohke'l a town on the Klamath, acroos from Ho'p'ew

wohlee recently, just now, just then

wohlkechee' it is morning

wohlkekw roof

wohluer girl dancer at the Fish Dam ceremony

wohpechek' I go across by boat

wohpechook' I cross a stream by boat

wohpee island

Wohpee 'O'l a sand spit at the Klamath mouth

Wohpee 'O'l the island at the mouth of Hunter's Creek, also called Pekwtehl

wohpekomeyetek' I put someone/something across

Wohpekuemew a god

Wohpekuemew 'ue-mesew pink honeysuckle

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid

Wohpekuemew 'we-no'oy segon pitcher plant

wohpekw across the sea, west

Wohpek'wuemew 'ue-mer'p'erhl chickadee

wohpenek' I cross it over

wohpew across the sea, west

wohpewk "the direction about at right angles to the course of the lower Klamath, or roughly southwest", across the sea, west

wohpeya'r span (of a bridge)

wohpeyechek' I take something across

wohpeyehlkepek' I span a small stream with my body

wohpeyek' I cross

wohpeyewkwsek' I put things in a stream to walk across on

wohpeyok’s it spans (as in a bridge over water)

wohpeyoleemek' I cross a stream (wading)

wohpeyonek'w it drifts across, overnight

wohpeyonemek' I carry across

wohpeyootek’ I tow something across a body of water

wohpeyo'repek' I run across a shallow stream

wohpeyuerek' I swim across

wohpeyuuelesek' I carry a load across

wohpue into water

wohpuek into water

wohpueneeka' sea otter

wohpuerek' I swim across

Wohtekw a large village on the Klamath, downriver from Ko 'O Tep

Wohtoy place in Hoopa Valley

wok he, she, it, here, there

woken somewhere

Woketel a small homesite on the Klamath, across from 'O Skrwich

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

Woksey a resting place on the old trail, north of Trinidad

woloyewehl dogs bark in the distance

woloyuehl dogs bark in the distance

won elsewhere, differently, wrongly

won up, above

woneek upward

woneek 'we-legoo jump dance

wonekuek up, above, on

wonekw up, above, uphill (from the river)

wonep' hill

wonew above, overhead, in the mountains, higher, in the hills

wonewsleg moon, sun

wonewslepah rainbow

wonkew leached acorns, leaching acorns

wonkewek' I leach acorns, I make bread

wonoye'eek in the sky, up in the middle of the sky

wonoyoo up, high up

wonue up, above, over, on top of

wonue 'we-laayekah rainbow

wonuekuek above, overhead

woo in the middle

woogeen someone else, something else, other(s), another

woogehl tall mountain

Woogehl 'O Tepo'n a hill near 'O Men

woogen somewhere

wook morning, dawn, be morning

wooles shelled (unground) acorn

woolew spawn or eggs of several fish, sturgeon eggs, sturgeon roe

woolon acorn paste, acorn dough, leached acorns

Woomech an open hillside 2 miles south of Split Rock

woomehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)

woop' out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'ee out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woop'eek out in the water (of an island, etc.)

woorew spawn or eggs of one fish, salmon roe

wooyhl all night, overnight

wor mode of address by a man to his wife

Worew White Rock

worme'y spinster, unmarried elderly lady

worme'y 'we-cheeeshep' escholtzia

worocheen bachelor

worue overhead, on the surface

wos wash (clothes, etc.)

woschor curse word

woskewek' I wash (clothes, etc.)

woskeyek' I wash (clothes)

woy strangely

woychook' I am away at night

woyehlkepek' I lie there overnight

woyekeek' the water flows overnight

woyekoyo' the water flows overnight

woykechook' I stay overnight (away from home)

woykenek'w it floats overnight, clouds float by

woyk' it's coiled, draped over something

woyonemek' I keep something overnight

woyonewkwek' I soak it overnight

woyo'repek' I run all night

woypeenek'w it's in water overnight

woypeenewkwek' I am in water overnight

wo' he, she, it

wo' shelled acorn

wo'eek inside

wo'hl they

wo'hlkoh they

wo'kegep cricket

wo'n thither

wo'nee present or contemporaneous time

wo'omehl shelled acorn

wo'oohl like him, with him

wo'oot he, she, it, this, that, those

wo'p'eg gall

Wr'ergerw a place near Nohchkuh

yaa oh!

yaha ah!

ya'alechek' I take across, I ferry across

ya'alek' I am taken across, I am ferried across

ya'alomoyek' I am taken across, I am ferried across

yegohpechewek' I mold something round with my hands

yegohpechook' I walk in circles

yegohpeenepek' I have a spinning headache

yegohpehl an angleworm keeps stretching; someone crawls in a circle

yegohpehlkeloypek' I (an angleworm) keep stretching; I crawl in a circle

yegohpehlkepek' I (an angleworm) keep stretching; I crawl in a circle

yegohpekeek' it (rope) is coiled

yegohpekoyo' water flows around and around

yegohpenekwek’ I spin around in circles (in the water, after getting knocked out of a boat)

yegohpenek' I bend/roll something around

yegohpoyk' it's circled with string/rope

yegohpo'rek' I run in a circle

yegohpuerek' I swim in a circle

yegohsook' I squeeze, I press

yegom mountain quail

yego' it's twilight, the sun goes down

yegue'ueh ferryman

yehohpenek'w it drifts around in circles

Yekwcheen Cone Rock, a sea stack south of Patrick's Point

yekwoh fold

yekwohsook' I bend (something), I fold

yekwonehl a bend in a road

yekwo'n it is bent, it is folded

yerhperh be round

yerrgern spoon (for men, made of wood)

yerrmerk's it is crooked

yerrpeenek' I strain (through a strainer)

yerrs mosquito larva

yeryk' it seeps out (liquid)

yer' abalone shell, haliotis

yer'eek' it sweats (a clay container)

yer'ermerchek' I dive

yer'erner' abalone shell, haliotis

yer'wermerk'ws the wind dies away (as in the less of a point)

yewonemek' I put someone in a seated/bent position (e.g. if they are hurt, unconscious)

yewo'hl there is an earthquake

ye'goyegoh squeeze repeatedly

ye'w the sun sets

ye'wechook' I get out of sight, I disappear

ye'wehlkepek' I struggle up from my knees (wrestling)

ye'womechook' I get out of sight

ye'womekeek' a stream goes out of sight (around a bend)

ye'womekoyo' the water seeps out of sight, disappears

ye'womenek' I shove something out of sight

ye'wome'y the sun sets

ye'womonek'w it's submerged

ye'womoogech' the sound fades away

ye'womoyk' it's a small leaky puddle made by rain on dry soil

ye'womo'repek' I run out of sight

ye'womuerek' I submerge, swim under water

ye'womuuelesek' I carry a load out of sight

ye'wonemek' I put someone in a bent/sitting position

yoh here, there

yohchenek' I pick it, I choose it

yohpechook' I walk around, I turn around, I go around in a circle

yohpeenek' I milk it

yohpekomeyetek' I carry it clear around

yohpenee all around, everywhere

yohpenek' I go around, I turn (something) around

yohpenek'w it drifts in a circle

yohpeno'y s/he milks a cow

yohpetek' I circle around

yohpewkwtook' I dig clear around (e.g., a foundation)

yohpeyor' run clear around

yohpoh turn around (intr.)

yohpolek' I fly in a circle

yohpootek’ I spin around and throw (like a discus)

yohpo'op' it burns in a circle

yohpo'repek' I run around (something)

Yohtar a town on the Klamath, across and downriver from Sregon

yok he, she, it, here, there

yokmokee around, here and there

yoneekwo' become sprained

yoome'l it is bent

yos here, there

yo' he, she, it, here, there

yo'hlkoh they

yo'ko'nee around

yo'omechek' I go around

yo'omuerek' I dive (from the surface of the water)

yo'oot he, she, it

yuentaat upstream brace supporting a fishing platform

yuesek' I use

yue' there

yue'monekwek' I sink, I am mired (e.g. in mud)

yue'monew be mired (e.g. in mud), be stuck

yue'ueh take across (habitually), ferry across (habitually)

yue'uehpechek' I take across (habitually), I ferry across (habitually)

yue'uemoloyek' I am taken across (by a ferryman), I am ferried across (by a ferryman)

Yuuehlpech Pilot Rock

yuuelom steep

yuuelomochek' I steep

'aamoh sea eel

'aawok alas!, poor thing!

'ah urinate, piss (of men)

'ahkechoyp' thorn, prickle

'ahkechoyp' 'wer-nerh blackberry

'ahkechoyp'ehl mass of briar bushes

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

'ahspah be given food or drink

'ahspek' I drink

'Ahspek' 'O Skuue' a spring near 'O Men

'ahspeyok' I taste a liquid

'ahspeyue'r soup

'ahspue'm drink

'ahtemar write, draw, make basket designs, marking on baskets, paper, writing, drawing, book, newspaper

'ahtemar terkw carved dentalium shell

'ahtemarkook' I write, I draw

'aiyekwee' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc.", hello!, long for, miss

'ap past time

'apoto' but

'aspeyuer' soup

'Ayoohl a village up from Blue Creek where it joins the Klamath

'echkwoh sea lion

'Echkwoh K'ue'ueh a place on the coast by Wehlkwew, near two rocks, formerly a freshwater pond

'Echkwoh 'O Kmegoyhl a rock in the ocean a little ways from shore

'Echkwoh 'O K'uue small spring-fed creek south of the Klamath mouth

'ee yes

'ee locative

'eee yes

'eeey yes

'eeh ugh!

'eekee subsequent occurence, all

'eeko'l always

'eemee negative

'eemoksue emphatic negative

'eenee comparative degree, always

'eeneskuenee gradually

'eenoh grunt

'eenue also

'eeshkuue gradually

'eey yes

'eeyah oh!

'ee'eekew hold something in the mouth

'ee'ee'gah dining room, table

'ee'ee'gerperyuemek' I am a tell-tale

'ee'n nudge

'ee'np'eenek' I nudge, I hurt (someone's) feelings

'egaa ouch

'egooleeno'ohl bed

'ehl maybe, probably

'ehlkehl clay

'ekah hat, cap

'ekahpor capful (of dentalium money, etc.)

'ekahporek' I put my hat on

'eka'r necklace

'ekeek' the blood coagulates

'ekeks cluster

'ekek'olehlkook' I have strong legs

'ekek'orehl have strong legs

'ekenek' I watch (a baby, etc.)

'ekenek'w it's lodged floating

'ekeromoyek' I have a ring around the neck

'eket tie up

'eketkwelek' I tie up

'eketkwelook' I tie up

'ekewetek' I hold something in my mouth

'ekewoloy bite and hang on

'ekoh hold onto, grasp

'ekolek' I hover

'ekonemek' I hold, I keep

'ekonepek' I hold on to, I hang on to, I hold myself back

'ekonor keep, keep safe, look after

'ekonorkwok' I keep safe (used of the spirits in regard to men)

'ekor be a warrior, be on the warpath, murder

'ekorehl become unstable, become frail

'ekorehlek' I become unstable, I become frail

'ekorek' I am a warrior, I am on the warpath, I murder

'ekoyop' it is pliable, it is flexible, it is sticky, it is gummy

'eksook' I shut, I close

'eksoomelek' they close the door on me

'eksootok' I close the door on her or him

'ekso' door

'ekw just, exactly

'ekwehl be afraid

'ekwehlpelek' I am afraid

'ekwehlpenee scary, frightening

'ekwehlpeyek' I am afraid

'ek'e'ropek' I turn on the light

'ek'e'ro' light, lamp, light

'ela past time

'elee'weyek' I am stupid

'elekw I don't know, just, exactly

'elew hang (trans.)

'elewetek' I hang (something) up

'elewoleesh hang

'elewoleeshook' I hang (something)

'elomekehl unbraid

'elomen unravel, unwind, untie, unstrap, take stitches out

'elomenek' I unravel, I unwind, I untie, I unstrap, I take stitches out

'elomenetek' I unravel, I unwind, I untie, I unstrap, I take stitches out

'elometue'hl pry someone's fingers apart, as when concealing something

'elomew unwind (trans.), unwrap, untie

'elomewetek' I unlace/unravel/unstrap it, unwind it (weaving)

'elome'y unwind (trans.), unravel (trans.), untie

'ema past time

'eme past time

'Emech a rock near the mouth of 'Emech 'We-Roy, also called 'Emonekw

'Emech Soh the summit above 'Emech

'Emech 'We-Roy a creek near the Del Norte County line, also called 'Emonekw 'We-Roy

'emee negative

'emehl circumstantial

'emkee then, thenceforth

'Emonekw a rock near the mouth of 'Emech 'We-Roy, also called 'Emech

'Emonekw 'We-Roy a creek near the Del Norte County line, also called 'Emech 'We-Roy

'emsee and, then

'encho' maybe

'enee all over

'Enek' Amikiaram, downriver from Sewew, before Salmon River meets the Klamath, in Karuk territory

'enuemee exactly, just as

'Enuemew a promontory at Rocky Point

'epook' I am choked

'ep'ehl if, should

'Er Hlergerh False Klamath Rock

'Er Lee'eek a fishing ground under Kohsew

'Er Lee'eek a fishing ground under 'O Lego'

'Er Lee'eek a small promontory near Wilson Creek

'Er Seger' a flat near Weitchpec at the mouth of the Trinity River

'erew hang (trans.)

'ereworeesh hang

'ereworeeshook' I hang (trans.)

'ergerhkerhl open mouth

'erhlkerh female dog, bitch

'erkerh fish with a net, fishing net

'Erkerh 'O Tep a knoll near Requa where there was fishing

'erkert button up, button

'erkertkwook' I button up

'erkeryerh give someone a dirty look

'erkeryerhsek' I glare angrily (at someone)

'erkeryernerw float in water

'erkeryerp' flow slowly, of something thicker than water (e.g. blood, slime)

'erkeryshek' I urinate

'erker'y it (fish) is motionless in water, it is finning to stay in one place

'erlermerkerhl untie (trans.), unwind (intr.)

'erlermerkerhlkeenek' you untie a knot, unlace it

'erlermew unravel (trans.)

'erncherh abalone shell

'Ernerr' a village at Blue Creek where it joins the Klamath

'Ernerr' 'We-Roy Blue Creek

'erpek' I tell

'erperyerw tell, be told

'erperyuemek' I tell news, I tell someone

'erpker'yek' I choke from smoking

'erplers apple

'Errhl Lake Earl

'errkerhl knee

'errwerh grass

'ertkweesh get stuck together, of animals mating

'erwern salmonberry

'erwerner' salmonberry bush

'er'gerh yawn

'er'gerp tell, story

'er'gerrch sweathouse

'er'gerrk sweathouse, prayer house

'es stresses the preceding word

'esee past time, and

'eskew turtle (large)

'Espew a village on the coast between Redwood Creek and the Klamath

'Espew 'O Ket'ue'l the lagoon at 'Espew

'ewaa salmonberry bush

'Ewolek' a place on the Klamath between Merip and Kenek

'ewom slug

'ewpoh Pacific Ocean, salt water

'Ewpoh Kep'ehl the site of a hole where a bird lived in a creation story

'ey yes

'Eyrkey Upper Bluffs, north of Squashan Creek

'eysh yes

'e'gah eat in a group, have a meal, meal

'e'gohlpey eat from habitually

'e'gol call (of a bird), hoot

'e'gomeemoh speak Hupa

'e'goo bed

'E'goo a beach north of Trinidad Head

'e'gooleeno'ohl bed

'e'goo' grow (of plants, in a habitat)

'e'gor walk in a position relative to others

'e'guue'r a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket

'e'guue'r 'wes'onah uterus

'E'np'ueh a redwood grove on the Klamath at the mouth of Bear Creek

'E'np'ueh 'We-Roy Bear Creek

'lahpsew openwork basket plate for eating salmon, flat basket, plate

'lepoyewetek' I unbraid my hair

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'lepsuen down

'leptoyhl hair

'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech a reef north of Churey

'luemon eel trap, eel basket

'n-aawech my back (body part)

'n-ahpemew my mate, my spouse

'n-ahpew my wife

'n-eephl my tongue

'n-egahpew my ex-wife, my (still living) former wife

'n-ekchuem my nephew

'n-ekwol my fishing rock, my claim, my title, my fishing place

'n-erp'er'n my nose

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

'n-ew my name

'n-ewolek' I am named, my name

'na-r my girlfriend, my boyfriend, my lover, my sweetheart, my friend of opposite sex

'na-rkow my armpit

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

'ne-chekos my mother

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-chkar my deceased brother's widow, my deceased sister's widower, my ex-sibling-in-law

'ne-chnewk'wos my son-in-law

'ne-choch my more distant relative

'ne-chochos my more distant relative

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kesomewet my left (hand, side, etc.)

'ne-kwaa my relative by marriage, my distant relative by marriage

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-k'ep'ch'em my daughter-in-law

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

'ne-let my sister, my female cousin (of a woman)

'ne-le'y my brother (of a woman)

'ne-luehl my mouth

'ne-merm my son

'ne-me'y my daughter

'ne-nah my property, my belongings

'ne-nekomewet my right (hand, side, etc.)

'ne-nos my husband

'ne-paa my brother (of a man)

'ne-pewek' I'm in on a feast

'ne-psech my father

'ne-res my girlfriend, my boyfriend, my lover, my sweetheart, my friend of opposite sex

'ne-romech my niece

'ne-sen my arm

'ne-somot my bow

'ne-s'owech my enemy

'ne-wey my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)

'ne-weyech my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)

'ne-yaa'eek me (locative), us (locative)

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

'ne-ykew my younger sibling, my younger sister

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

'ne-'hlp'ehl my eyelash

'ne-'moo my married daughter

'ne-'rep' my eyebrow

'no-'oh for me, for us

'nooyohl come from a place, be of the family of a place

'o locative, locative, than

'o chaahl sandy beach

'O Chaahl a village site on the Klamath

'O Chaahl 'We-Repokw a place

'O Chepor a settlement on the Klamath, near Bluff Creek

'O Chep' a village on the Klamath right across from Tulley Creek

'O Chew a fishing place on the Klamath, north of Kenek

'O Chnepew small sea stack near the mouth of the Klamath River

'O Chpeeer a rock directly upslope of 'O Regos, where they used to shoot marks with arrows

'o chweeegeen place in the mountains where one regularly sits and prays, telephone

'O Hlerger' a village west of the junction of the Trinity and the Klamath

'o hlmeyehl a scary place

'O Kaa a mountain above the Klamath

'O Kaa 'O Ket'ue'l a lake on 'O Kaa

'O Kegep a spring near 'O Men 'We Roy, a sea-stack near Elk Point, north of Churey

'O Keget'oh a place on the sandbar by Big Lagoon

'O Kegey Goat Rock (a ridge between Stone Lagoon and Big Lagoon)

'O Kege'y mountain by Freshwater Lagoon

'o kergery feather camp, dress camp (in Jump Dance)

'O Ket'oh Big Lagoon, a town on Big Lagoon

'O Ket'ue'l Big Lagoon

'O Kneget a large sea-stack just south of the mouth of the Klamath, Flint Rock Head (a conspicuous promontory south of the mouth of the Klamath), a crag on a cliff at the north of Patrick's Point, a rock in the ocean near the mouth of Luffenholtz Creek

'O Knue'l the lowest part of the Hoopa Valley

'o kwegecheep' a gesture with spread hand and fingers, spread-hand or spread-finger basket design

'O Kweges sand dunes south of the mouth of Little River

'O Kwegoh 'O Ket'oh a small lake near 'O Men

'O Kwegoo a place on the trail, 2 miles south of Wilson Creek

'O Leeken a sandbar on the Klamath near Stoowen

'O Lee'eeken Lamb's Riffle

'O Legew a place on the east side of Trinidad Head

'O Lego' a place on the Klamath across from Wa's'ey

'O Le'n a sea stack south in the ocean south of Big Lagoon

'O Loowehl promontory upcoast of the mouth of the Klamath River, mouth of Terwer Creek

'O Lowehl a place on the Klamath

'O Luuep a flat area near Trinidad

'O Meee rock below Kootep on turn/bend

'O Men a town along the coast north of Rek'woy

'O Men Heepuer a village north of 'O Men

'O Men Perwerh a place south of 'O Men

'O Men 'We-Roy Wilson Creek

'O Menok a place on the Klamath, downriver from Ho'p'ew

'O Mergern Rocky Point

'O Negecheekw a camp on the hillside above the old trail, just north of Mill Creek

'O Negoo a promontory in False Klamath Cove

'o pegar ranch (place where Indians live)

'O Pegeesh a beach north of 'Espew

'O Pegee' a beach north of 'Espew

'O Pegee'eeh a nearly submerged rock near Elk Point (also called 'O Pegee'eeyem')

'O Pegee'eeyem' a nearly submerged rock near Elk Point (also called 'O Pegee'eeh)

'O Pegemue' a cooking place

'O Pegoohl a place south of Chahpekw

'O Perger' the mouth of Red Cap Creek

'O Permerk a beach of blue basalt pebbles just south of Patrick's Point

'O Pkwegoo a place near 'O Men

'O Pkwegoo a place 4 miles east of Squashan Creek

'O Plegoh a Hupa town (Ta'k'yimił-diŋ "where they stir acorn mush")

'O Puue'wet' a place on the Klamath near Pekwon

'O Pyuueweg a village on the south shore of Big Lagoon

'O Regos Tucker Rock (a rock at the mouth of the Klamath River)

'O Rew a fishing place across from Weitchpec, where the current formerly struck the south shore

'O Rew a bank downstream of 'Ernr'

'O Rew a camp-site or town on Redwood Creek, about 4 miles from the coast, just before Chilula land

'O Rew a rock in Karuk territory

'O Rew confluence of Hunter's Creek and another Creek

'O Rewok a hill south of Wilson Creek

'O Ruue a meadow in the area of Sregon

'O Schegep' the boat landing at Rek'woy

'O Schegep' a reddish cliff north(west) of the mouth of the Klamath

'O Schegep' a site with house-pits somewhere north of Stone Lagoon

'O Schegep' a rock by the landing spot at Churey

'O Schegep' a beach north of 'O Segen

'O Schekwenee Wes'onah the end of the sky

'O Seeyoh a slide of mud, clay, and gravel south of 'O Segen

'O Segeesh a flat area along the Klamath near Wohkero'

'O Segen a village on the coast between 'Espew and the mouth of the Klamath

'O Segen Soh the summit above 'O Segen

'O Segen 'We-Roy a creek at 'O Segen

'O Segenuuem' a place on the sand bar near Stone Lagoon

'O Serperh Butler Creek

'O Shyergerysh near Elk Point, "a sea rock, with two points"

'O Skerweech a home site on the Klamath upriver from Merip, across from Woketel

'o slegaa dump, garbage heap

'O Slegoych a place where a trail descends, a declivity

'o slookw downhill

'O Slookw a site on the northeast shore of Big Lagoon

'O Slookw a place one mile up the Trinity from Weitchpec

'O Suuekwehl a rock on the shore just north of Big Lagoon

'O Swergert a snaring place south of the southern Del Norte County line

'O Tegah cliff near Squashan Creek

'O Teguuekw a flat rock near Pekwon on the south side of the Klamath

'O Tergerp a creek near False Klamath Cove

'O Tkerr a resting place on the trail north of Mill Creek

'O Tlep place on Redwood Creek where there was a dam

'O Tlepew place in Chulula country

'O Tlew a place where a little creek falls all the way to the beach, north of Squashan Creek

'O Tlew a place where there is a small waterfall, north of Elk Point

'O Tmekwor a village at the north end of Redwood Lagoon

'O Tohpew a natural archway under Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l (Little Trinidad Head)

'O Tuuer Cleveland Riffle

'O Twegoh a draw upriver from Welhkwew, at the mouth of the Klamath

'O Twego' a place where a canoe could go through at high tide

'O Twego' 'We-Roy a creek

'O Wa'ar a sea stack at Rocky Point

'O Wegehl an acorn ground up Wilson Creek

'O Weyek a point where the cliffs get low at the south end of Big Lagoon

'O Yoh a hillside north of Wilson Creek

'och at the present time

'ochek' I sneeze

'ochkaa at the present time, now, presently

'ochkeech recent past time

'ochomek' I sneeze

'ochomok' I sneeze

'ohchek' I give you

'ohchos line(s) tying the vertical poles of an 'erkerh net to a tree or other anchor on land

'ohlkuem of course, you're welcome

'ohlkuemee because

'ohlpeyok' I eat from, I bite

'ohpelek' I am given

'Ohpoh flat land by Ahpah Creek

'ohpok be poisoned, poison

'ohpokseemek' I poison (someone)

'ohpoksek' I am choking

'ohpook' I am choking

'ohpos king salmon

'ohpuemek' I feed

'ohpuemew be fed

'Ohtar village on the north side of the Klamath

'ohtoyek' I have my feelings hurt

'olonemek' I carry

'olonew lie in water, float

'olonewkwek' I lie in water, I float

'oloye'w it calls (e.g. of a bird), it hoots, it makes a noise, it squeaks (e.g. of a bed)

'oloyoke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat

'olueleek'w lumps in acorn soup from lightly stirring

'omeemoh speak Hupa

'omeemos Hupa Indian

'Omeemos 'Wer-Nerh a large hill north of 'O Segen where the old trail went

'omokee in return

'omo'oh lie down (of animals)

'onches bracelet

'onchook' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation

'onopeech sea pigeon, small seagull

'oo yes

'oohl person, people, Indian, Yurok Indian

'oohl soo 'we-toh Indian language

'Oohl 'O Chyuue a cliff overlooking the Klamath River

'oohl 'we-cheeek Indian money

'oohl 'we-nahko' split plank(s)

'oohl 'we-'ekah Indian cap

'ook' I am, I exist, I am born

'ooleenek' I lie down

'Oolekw acorn grounds on the Klamath, across from Heyomew

'oolekwehl people, world, the human world

'oolekwek' I camp

'oolekwoh people

'oolew camp

'oole'w be, stay, exist (things)

'oolo' stand (in a location), live

'oolo'oh stand (in a location), live

'oolo'opek' I stand (in a location)

'oo' be, exist

'oo'r run behind or in front of someone else

'oo'repek' I run behind or in front of someone else

'oreen court a woman

'oreyek' I borrow, I owe (money)

'orogech' s/he walks (in relation to someone else)

'orogook' I walk in a position relative to someone else (I follow, etc.)

'oroyewek' I am in debt

'orpet duck blind

'osreer there is a noise

'oteesh foot (measure)

'otoy an edible bulb

'owook tomorrow, the next day

'owookpaa the day after tomorrow

'oyeee hey!, hello!, oh!

'oyhl lie (down)

'oyhlkesek' I lie (down)

'oyuuekwee' hey!, hello!, oh!

'o' give

'o'lehl house, home

'O'lehl a home site across from Kenek

'o'lehl hegoh house builder

'o'lehl 'we-sohchee roof

'o'lep house, inside of house

'o'lomah house, enter!, come in!

'o'lomehl house

'o'look' I live at, I inhabit, I stay living at

'o'loolekw village

'o'loolekweesh 'o-n name of a female spirit, Sky Woman

'o'loolekweesh 'o'l people

'o'lowook' I give (usually food)

'o'r it is the first sliver of the new moon

'O'rekw mouth of Redwood Creek, a village to the south of Redwood Lagoon (Orick)

'O'rekw 'We-Roy Redwood Creek

'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard

'o'y or

'ruemeechekws "a nearly spherical basket in openwork, usually neatly made, and serving to hold sinew, awls, spoons, and small odds and ends", basket with handles, picnic basket

'U-Kwewon the beach between Trinidad Head and Little Trinidad Head

'ue past time

'uekoko'ya' up and down design on baskets

'uek'eer'ue' salmonberry juice

'uek'e'go' magic sparks conjured up through prayers (an evil omen)

'uema past time

'uema'ah devil, Indian devil

'uemegehlkoyek' I am pleased

'Uemewoo Hunter's Creek or one of its branches

'ueme'woo river

'uepuer raised ridge round basket

'uep'erh backbone, string, spinal cord