Yurok Language Department - Merk-wer-merk-werhl: Mountains

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Yurok Language Department

Mountain Foods

Plant Food Words

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'er-plers

apple(s)

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heen-kerh

white oak acorns

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hey-goo-re-keech

yerba buena tea, vine tea

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heyr-puen

mint tea

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herh-hlkerh

potato

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key-goh

acorn soup

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per-ger'-erh woo-mehl
per-ger'-erh woo | short form

black oak acorns

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woo-mehl

tanoak acorns in the shell, preferred acorns for eating

Ner-yer-mert
"Game Species"

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ley-ge-mem

pheasant

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mey-weehl

elk

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ner'-er-mert

deer meat

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puuek 'we-tew

deer meat

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puuek

deer

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ley-chehl

blackberry

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cheee-gery

black huckleberry

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red huckleberry

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'err-wern variant 'er-wern

salmonberry

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ne-neer'

black salmonberry (needs further research)

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neek-wech 'wer-nerh

gooseberry

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moh-ka'

green gooseberry

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kweys-cheen

native strawberries

Gathering

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hlkook'

I gather acorns

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hlkoom'
"you gather acorns"

hlko'
"he or she gathers acorns"

hlkuue'm
"to gather acorns (together)"

hlkuue'-moh
"we gather acorns together"

hlkuue'-mow'
"you folks gather acorns together"

hlkuue'-mehl
"they gather acorns together"

hlkoo
"we gather acorns"

hlkoow'
"you folks gather acorns"

hlkoohl
"they gather acorns"

hlko-meen
"acorn gatherer"

hlkuue'-mo-nee
"acorn gatherers (together)"

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ner-gerh

to gather berries

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'o ner-gerh
"where berries are gathered"

Processing

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her'-erh-kerhl

to be fresh

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hokt-ke-took'

I butcher it, cut it up

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hotk-ke-toom'
"you butcher it, cut it up"

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ker'-yer'

to peel a fruit or vegetable

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pey-kwo-new-ek'

I crack acorns

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pey-kwo-new-em'
"you crack acorns"

pey-kwo-new'
"he or she cracks acorns"

pey-kwo-ne'm
"to crack acorns together"

pey-kwo-ne'-moh
"we crack acorns together"

pey-kwo-ne'-moh
"you folks crack acorns together"

pey-kwo-ne'-mehl
"they crack acorns together"

pey-kwo-new-es
"crack acorns" command

pey-kwon
"basket used for acorn pounding"

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smer-pee-nek'

I pluck, skin a small animal

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smer-pee-nem'
"you pluck a small animal"

smer-peen'
"he or she plucks a small animal"

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s'ey-mek'

I pound/grind it

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s'ey-mem'
"you pound it

s'ey-mes
"pound it" command

s'ey-mue'
"it is pounded"

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won-kew-ek'

I leach acorns

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won-kew-em'
"you leach acorns"

won-kew'
"he or she leaches acorns"

won-kew
acorns that are leached/leaching

won-kuue'm
"to leach acorns together"

Preserving/Cooking

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che'-loh-tek'

I bake (dry) food

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che'-loh-tem'
"you dry food"

che'-loh
"dried food"

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ho'-o-pew-ek'
variant ho'-pew-ek'

I make acorn soup

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ho'-o-pew-ek'
"you make acorn soup"

ho'-o-pew'
"he or she makes acorn soup"

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mer-aa's

it is cured by smoke

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me-raa-wo-nee
"the one that's smoked"

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pey-choch

to broil

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pey-wo-mek'

I cook it

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pey-wo-mem'
"you cook it"

pew'
"he or she cooks it"

pew
"to cook"

pey-wo-muue'm
"to cook together"

pey-wo-mue'
"it is cooked"

puue-wo-mek'
"I cook often"

puue-wo-meen
"chef"

'o pey-gey-wo-mo'w
"kitchen"

pey-wom'-es
"cook it" command