"We are planning curriculum for Head Start. Can you help with the spellings for these animal words?"

SEE Yurok Writing System
SEE Hoo-re'-mos: Animal Terms
SEE Nue-ne-pueh: Food
SEE Ney-pe'-weesh: Sealife
SEE 'A'-te-meyr neeen': Read it!
SEE Pyuer-keyr-es: Play it

For audio, see the sections above. Here are the YLP spellings:

• chyer'ery' - black bear (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)
  neek-wech - grizzly

• twey-goh - raccoon (audio by 'aa-wok Jimmie)

• puuek - deer (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• ney-puy - salmon (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• ney-pe'weesh-neg - river otter (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• key'ween - eel - (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• ko'ses - crab (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• pee'eeh - mussels (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• chey-gel' - seaweed (edible) (audio by 'aa-wok Georgiana)

• mue-lah - horse (audio by 'aa-wok Florence)

• kwey-ge-ruer' - pig (audio by 'aa-wok Florence)

• chee-kee - chicken (audio by Brit)

• mues-mues - cow (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

• sheeep - sheep (audio by Brit)

• hlkwer-terrkws - frog (audio by 'aa-wok Violet)

• ner-yert - duck (audio by 'aa-wok Florence)
  muuern - river duck (audio by Brit)

• herk'werh - rabbit (audio by 'aa-wok Aileen)

"How do I say blue jay?"
Steller's Jay: k'ooy'
Scrub Jay: sraat

• SEE Bird Terms

• SEE Lessons: Birds

"Can you help me with spellings for these terms?"
SEE Trees
SEE Plants
SEE Yurok Orthography (Writing System)

• ter-wer-mers - yellow jacket/bee

• keehl - redwood

• Tey-poo - Douglas Fir and also sometimes used to talk about types of trees
  (for example, 'er-plers 'we-tey-poo "apple tree" because those were not Native to this area so they came up with a name for them later)

• cheee-shep' - flower

• 'err-werh - grass
  (audio from 'aa-wok Georgiana Trull)

• hlkoo-lon - muddy
  hlkohl - mud (audio from 'aa-wok Florence)

• skoy-on - sky (audio from 'aa-wok Florence)

• raak - creek

"How do I say 'good morning,' 'good afternoon,' thank you,' and 'you're welcome'?"

These phrases are a bit more complex than word-for-word translations. Both "good morning" and "good afternoon" are English greetings that were adopted into common conversation later.

Good morning: skue-yen' 'ue-koy

Good afternoon: skue-yen' 'ue-ke-choyhl

For other ways to greet and take leave in Yurok, SEE Greetings

I was told that ko-weesh-cho' is for things that you are consuming or using temporarily (food, water, etc.), whereas, wok-hlew is for things like prayer and long-lasting appreciation.

We express 'you're welcome' by saying things like pee'-woh "sure" and 'ohl-kuem "of course" (which I was told is somewhat more common for women to use). Some concepts in Yurok don't have words (like "I'm sorry") because it is something that you show not say.

"How do I say different types of bugs in Yurok?"

SEE Critters