By TYPES
People
muen-chers•verb•
I am light-skinned
(variant muen-ters)
Sentence example with
muen-chers...
muen-chers...
Keech muen-chers kue wey'-yon.
"The young woman is fair-skinned."
other forms...
lo'-o-gey-o-wok' : I am dark-colored
lo'-o-gey-o-wom' : You are dark-colored
lo'-o-gey' (?) : he/she is dark-colored
lo'-o-gey-o-wo-nee : the thing that is dark-colored
ler'-er-gerysh•noun•
I am dark-skinned
Sentence example with
ler'-er-gerysh...
ler'-er-gerysh...
example
"translation"
Liquid
muen-cherhl•verb•
white liquid | milk
Sentence example with
muen-cherhl...
muen-cherhl...
Kue muen-cherhl nue-mee swoom'.
"The milk really stinks."
-'aa-wok Aileen Figueroa
Animals
ler'-er-gery
•verb•
dark-colored animal | dark-colored verb
(variant ler'-er-ger'-ery)
Sentence example with
ler'-er-gery...
ler'-er-gery...
Ler'-er-gery ch'ee-shah.h
"The dog is black."
-'aa-wok Georgiana
By COLORS
Reds
Browns
Yellows
Muen-chey
muen-chey•verb•
whiteish | light shades
Sentence example with
muen-chey...
muen-chey...
Tee'-nee-sho kue hee-koh 'o muen-chey?
"Whats the white thing across the river?"
-'aa-wok Georgiana Trull
muen-cheyr'•verb•
whiteish trees and stick-like things
Sentence example with
muen-cheyr'...
muen-cheyr'...
Neee'-nes kue muen-cheyr' ko-weesh.
"Look at the white(ish) stick."
photo credit: American Rivers
muen-ter'-ery'•verb•
white(ish) animal fur |
Sentence example with
muen-ter'-ery'...
muen-ter'-ery'...
Pler'-ery' muen-ter'-ery' pue-see.
"Big, white(ish) cat."
-'aa-wok Carrie Roberts
photo credit: American Rivers
muen-che'-ron'•verb•
white(ish) tree blossoms | flowers?
Sentence example with
muen-che'-ron'...
muen-che'-ron'...
Swoo-me-t'es wee' muen-che'-ron'.
"Smell the white(ish) blossoms."
other forms...
muen-che'-ron-o-nee : the one that is white(ish) colored (of tree blossoms)
(attributive)
photo credit: American Rivers
muen-chok's•verb•
white(ish) flat thing
(variant muen-chokw's)
Sentence example with
muen-chok's...
muen-chok's...
Kue 'a'-te-meyr keech muen-chok's .
"The paper is white(ish)."
photo credit: American Rivers
muen-choh•verb•
white(ish) round thing
("er" quality muen-cherh)
Sentence example with
muen-choh...
muen-choh...
Keech muen-choh kue ha'-aag.
"The rock is white(ish)."
photo credit: American Rivers
muen-ter'-er-yek'•verb•
I am a white(ish) animal/bird
("er" quality muen-ter'-er-yerk')
Sentence example with
muen-ter'-er-yerk'...
muen-ter'-er-yerk'...
Sey-gep 'o gem', "Keech muen-ter'-er-yerk'."
"Coyote said, "I am white(ish)."
Sentence example with
muen-chehl...
muen-chehl...
K'e-muen-chehl, hes?"
"Is that your light colored dance dress?"
photo credit: American Rivers
muen-chey-o-wok'•verb•
I am white.
Sentence example with
muen-chey-o-wok'...
muen-chey-o-wok'...
Nue-mee muen-chey-o-wok'.
"Is that your light colored dance dress?"
other forms...
muen-chey-o-wok' : I am white
muen-chey-o-wom' : You are white
muen-chey' : He/she/it is white
muen-chey-o-woh : We are white
muen-chey-o-wow' : You folks are white
muen-chey-o-wohl : They are white
muen-chey-o-wo-nee : the one that is white | the white one
Lo'-o-gey
lo'-o-gey
•verb•
black(ish) things | dark shades
("er" quality ler'-er-gerh)
Sentence example with
lo'-o-gey...
lo'-o-gey...
Lo'-o-gey 'we-chah
"His pants are black."
-'aa-wok Georgiana Trull
other forms...
lo'-o-ge-nee : the thing that is dark colored/blackish
(attributive)
lo'-o-ge'-ron'
•verb•
black(ish) stick-like things | it is charred
Sentence example with
lo'-o-ge'-ron'...
lo'-o-ge'-ron'...
Lo'-o-gey 'we-chah
"His pants are black."
-'aa-wok Georgiana Trull
other forms...
lo'-o-ge'-ro-no-nee : the thing that is charred
(attributive)
lo'-o-gey-o-wok'
•verb•
I am black | I am dark-colored
Sentence example with
lo'-o-gey-o-wok'...
lo'-o-gey-o-wok'...
Nek lo'-o-gey-o-wok'.
"I am dark-skinned."
cherhkeryehl they are bright colored
lo'ogenew dark things (check for recordings on Yurok language share drive)
lo'ogenee dark
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.)
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
mer'errwer' mock orange
muencha'r be white (trees, etc.)
muenchey be white
muencheyowok' I am white
muenche'ro'n it is white (tree, tree blossoms, etc.)
muenchoh be white (round things)
muenchok's it is white (flat things)
muencherh be white, (of round things) be light-colored (of plants, etc.)
muenchers fair-skinned person, white animal or bird
muenters fair-skinned person
muenter'ery be white (animals, birds)
muenter'eryek' I am white (animals, birds)
pekoya'r be red (round things, tools, etc., plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc., houses, boats)
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)
perhlkwerh be gray (round things)
perhlkwer'ery be gray (animals and birds, worms and ropes, etc.)
perhlkwer'er'y it is gray (animals and birds, worm and ropes, etc.)
perkeryerh be red (round things)
perkeryer'ery be red (animals, birds, human hair)
perkeryer'er'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)
perkeryue'erweryek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt
perncherh be gray (deer)
pyaap'tery be reddish, be manzanita-colored
skoyon be blue
serrnerh be a particular color
swerykerh be dull-colored
s'oktoh be brownish-red (round things)
s'oktoy be brown, be light brown, be tan
s'erkter'ery be light brown (animals)
taanep be yellow
tegee'n porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary
tee'npelah be yellow
tee'npeloy be yellow
tee'nperler'ery be yellow (animals)
tee'np'ehl anything yellow
weeshew be jet black