-------------------- yiist'oot' -- fog, mist ----------------------

yiist'oot' -- fog, mist

Pronunciation:
  Like "yeese - T'OT'E" (Listen)

Culture:
  In one of the Naahneesh stories of the Creation, Ch'eeneesh (= Thunder, God) and Naaghaichow (= Great Wanderer, Trickster) make fires along the creek bottoms to create yiist'oot'.

     Creation
 
Associated words:

  yiighint'oot' -- it is foggy (Listen)
  taayiistaan -- it (fog) came up (from the water) (Listen)
  noo'intaan -- it (fog) spread along the ground (Listen)
  hiighitiilh -- it (fog) came (Listen)
  tghingits' -- it (fog) swirled (Listen)
  

Related Languages:

  Sinkyone: yiist'ooh
  Lassik, Wailaki: too'aah (lit. "water cloud")
  Mattole: ist'o'l
  Hupa: misjeh (fog, mist, light haze)

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