tereet

spotted sandpiper
spotted sandpiper#English

Actitis macularius
Actitis macularius#Translingual


segep

Truncated form of sepolah (“prairie”) + -eg-.


ch'eeshah

Possibly borrowed from Karok chishiih, but the direction of borrowing is uncertain.


chyer'ery'

Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus#Translingual


meweehl

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


tege'muer

Junco hyemalis
Junco hyemalis#Translingual


terkerkue'

Callipepla californica
Callipepla californica#Translingual


twegoh

Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor#Translingual


wergers

The term is superficially similar to Proto-Algonquian *wa·kwehsa (“fox”), but Goddard rejects the idea that the terms go back to Proto-Algic and describes the Yurok word as a regular derivative of the verb stem wersery- (“be thin”) + -eg-.


pegeehl

From Proto-Algic *na·pe·gʷa (“male”), with regular loss of *ne- and addition of nominalizing suffix.


chkweges

northern fur seal
northern fur seal#English

Callorhinus ursinus
Callorhinus ursinus#Translingual


menomen

From reduplicated form of Proto-Algic *mene (“berry”).


puesee

Superficially similar to English pussy, and perhaps a loan of it. Alternatively, perhaps derived from an Algic root whence also Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”).


teseer

Castor canadensis
Castor canadensis#Translingual


tokues

Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus occidentalis#Translingual


'werhlker'eeshneg

From 'werhlkerr' (“bone”) + negep' (“frequently eat”).


nepe'weeshneg

From nepe'weesh (“fish”) + truncated form of negep' (“frequently eat”).


heyomues

Mephitis mephitis
Mephitis mephitis#Translingual


kerychergerh

Mustela vison
Mustela vison#Translingual


le'go'

Pekania pennanti
Pekania pennanti#Translingual


nekwel

Erethizon dorsatum
Erethizon dorsatum#Translingual


wohpueneeka'

First element is clearly wohpue (“into water”).

Enhydra lutris
Enhydra lutris#Translingual


chergercheryerh

/tʃɚɣɚtʃɚjɚh/


hlke'goop'

Truncated form of root hlk- (“earth”) + -oop- (“water”) + -eg- (iterative).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="yur">hlk-</i>


smechken

From root sm- (“pull”) + -ech- (motion) + -en- (verbal).

<i class="Latn mention" lang="yur">sm-</i>


wertpeet

Jerusalem cricket
Jerusalem cricket#English


chegecheehl

red-breasted sapsucker
red-breasted sapsucker#English

red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)


he'mee'

band-tailed pigeon
band-tailed pigeon#English

Patagioenas fasciata
Patagioenas fasciata#Translingual

band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)


kego'sneg

From kego'see (everything) + negep' (frequently eat).


kokonew

pileated woodpecker
pileated woodpecker#English

pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)


legech

Fulica americana
Fulica americana#Translingual


legemem

Bonasa umbellus
Bonasa umbellus#Translingual


pegoy

Truncated form of poykoh (“chin tattoo”) + -eg- (iterative).

northern flicker
northern flicker#English

Colaptes auratus
Colaptes auratus#Translingual


pregoneesh

California condor
California condor#English

Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnogyps californianus#Translingual

California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)


seryerkert

Turdus migratorius
Turdus migratorius#Translingual


s'erwerh

Dendragapus fuliginosus
Dendragapus fuliginosus#Translingual


terkerrt

acorn woodpecker
acorn woodpecker#English

acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)


yegom

Oreortyx pictus
Oreortyx pictus#Translingual


chkwohl

Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss#Translingual


kwo'ror'

Thaleichthys pacificus
Thaleichthys pacificus#Translingual


sekwsew

Mercenaria mercenaria
Mercenaria mercenaria#Translingual


chegee

golden chinquapin
golden chinquapin#English

golden chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla)


chernuep'

Suffixed with + -ep'- (“plant, growing thing”).


hega'p'oh

black cottonwood
black cottonwood#English