Yurok
Yurok was an Algic language once spoken in United States.
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Yurok (also Chillula, Mita, Pekwan, Rikwa, Sugon, Weitspek, Weitspekan) is an Algic language. It is the traditional language of the Yurok people of Del Norte County and Humboldt County on the far north coast of California, most of whom now speak English. The last known native speaker, Archie Thompson, died in 2013. As of 2022, Yurok language classes were taught to high school students, and other revitalization efforts were expected to increase the population of speakers.
The standard reference on the Yurok language grammar is by R. H. Robins (1958).
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Words in Yurok
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | pegerk | |
| woman | wenchokws | |
| person | 'oohl | |
| eye | 'ne-leen | |
| ear | chpegar' | |
| nose | 'ner-p'ern' | |
| tooth | 'na-rpehl | |
| tongue | 'n-eephl | |
| hand | chewes | |
| heart | chekws | |
| head | mohlkwoh | |
| blood | pekoyek | |
| bone | 'werhlkerr' | |
| knee | 'errkerhl | |
| breast | newon | |
| liver | 'werhlkuen | |
| water | pa'ah | |
| wind | rookw | |
| leaf | kaap' | |
| dog | ch'eeshah | |
| snake | leyes | |
| eat | nepek' | |
| drink | rekwoh | |
| see | new | |
| hear | kom' | |
| die | moykek' | |
| come | nes | |
| sleep | chkeyek' | |
| give | nahchek' | |
| egg | 'weryhl |
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