| Animals |
| Invertebrates |
| Marine Invertebrates |
| Coelenterates |
| Sea Anemone | tcan't'iing | ("one that has dung") |
| Mollusks |
| Abalone | yoo'tc'il'iing | ("one that is treated as beads") |  |
| Clam | ch'antaahsaak | ("spoon among holes") |
| Small Clams | ch'antaahsaaktc | ("little clam") |
| Gumboot Chiton | woleeching | ("wood scraper") |
| Keyhole Limpet | ch'siitcing lai' | |
| Mussel | baanchow | ("large edge") |
| Mussel shell | baanchow sits' | ("mussel's skin") |
| Mussel shell spoon | baanchow-saak | ("mussel spoon") |
| Octopus | t'aan'tghilyoos | ("the one that stretches leaves")? |
| Octopus | toolhoi' | ("the one that lies as a rope in? water")? |
| Periwinkle | ch'kaa' | ("something's seed")? |
| Small Shells (incl. olive & dentalia) | ts'intc | ("little bone") |
| Echinoderms |
| Sea Star | ch'laa'kwt'iing | ("one that has a hand") |  |
| Sunflower Star | ch'laa'kwt'iin-taaloong' | ("soft sea star") |
| Sea Urchin | kwoshkwt'iing | ("one that has thorns") |
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| Arthropods |
| Barnacle | gaat'choo' | |  |
| Beach Louse/Isopod | laat-waaniishaantc | ("little one that watches over seaweed") |
| Crab | teehkaatc'ee' | ("one that picks up with claws in water") |
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| Freshwater Invertebrates |
| Crayfish | teehkaatc'ee', taakaatc'ee' | ("one that picks up with claws underwater") |  |
| Freshwater Mussel | solnees | ("long-jawed one") |
| Stonefly larva | chii-lhgish | ("forked tail") |
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| Land Invertebrates |
| Arthropods |
| Insects |
| Ants (Aadiishtc) |
| Ant | aadiishtc | |  |
| Little Black Ant | ch'ikolkantc | |
| Red Ant | aadiishtciik | ("red ant") |
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| Butterflies and Moths |
| Butterfly | saak'tc | ("little spoon")? |  |
| Caterpillar | goo | ("worm") |
| coccoon | ch'ghoot'oo , ch'woot'oo | |
| Ash Tree Caterpillar (edible) | kaltcintc | ("worm") |
| Cutworm Caterpillar | seekalhtcing | ("kind of axe") |
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| Flies |
| Fly, House Fly | ban'tc | ("small fly") |  |
| Gnat | doolhtc | |
| Large Fly, Tachinid Fly | ban'chow | ("large fly") |
| Mosquito | koolghiing | |
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| Stinging Insects |
| Bee, Wasp, Yellowjacket (general term) | ts'isnaa | |  |
| Bumble Bee | ts'isnaachow | ("big bee") |
| Cuckoo Bee, Green Flower Bee | ts'isnaa-lhsowtc | ("little blue/green bee") |
| Wild Bee | see-ts'isnaa | ("rock bee") |
| honey | ts'isnaa | ("bee") |
| Hornet | t'aa'dilgaichow | ("big one with a whitish rear end") |
| Mud Dauber Wasp | ban'lhtcinchow | ("big black fly") |
| Wasp | chaanees | ("one with a long abdomen") |
| Wasp (kind) | chin-s'isnaatc | ("little tree bee") |
| Yellow Jacket | ts'isnaa-lh'its' | ("strong bee") |
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| Other Insects |
| Beetle | silsiichow | |  |
| Beetle (kind) | nee'yoo'soostc | ("little narrow ground bead") |
| Dragonfly | naach'ilkaachow | ("big one that carries something around in a container") |
| Flea | koolhkaal' | |
| Grasshopper | aadiits | |
| Crab Louse | yaa'lhgai | ("white louse") |
| Head Louse | yaa' | |
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| Other Arthropods |
| Scorpion | teehkaatc'ee'tc | ("little crawfish") |  |
| Spider (web-building) | yaalh'aang | ("one that keeps something up in the air") |
| Tarantula | djiikwon'chow | ("big fire heart") |
| Wood Tick | ch'yaa'chow | ("something's big louse") |
| Red WoodTick | ch'yaa'lhtciiktc | ("something's little red louse") |
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| Other Land Invertebrates |
| Earthworm | gooneeschow | ("big long worm") |  |
| Earthworm | teegootc | |
| Slug, Snail | naadoos | ("one that crawls around") |
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| Vertebrates |
| Fishes (Toonai) |
| Marine Fishes |
| Smelt-like Fishes |
| Jacksmelt | lhooyaash-teebaash | |  |
| Sardine | si'iitc | ("little head") |
| Smelt, Surf Fish | lhooyaash | ("small fish") |
| Smelt, Surf Fish | baanlhooyaash | ("edge/coast small fish") |
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| Rockfish |
| Blue Rockfish | toonai-lhsow | ("blue fish") |  |
| Giant Kelpfish | lhooyaash-ch'ooloo | |
| Red Rockfish, Red Snapper | toonai-lhtciik | ("red fish") |
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| Flatfish |
| Sand Dab | lhoo'teelhgai | ("white flat fish") |  |
| Starry Flounder | toonai-naa'-lhaa'haa'lh | ("one-eyed fish") |
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| Other Marine Fishes |
| Cabezon, Bullhead | ch'sii'tcing | ("a kind of something's head") |  |
| Jack Mackerel | solnees | ("long-jawed") |
| "Long-tooth Fish" (possibly Wolf Eel) | toonai-woo'nees | ("long-tooth fish") |
| Shark | too-noonii | ("water bear") |
| Surf Perch | lhoo'teel, lhoo'teelh | ("flat fish") |
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| Freshwater Fishes |
| Trout and Suckers (Lhooyaash) |
| Trout | lhooyaashlhgai, lhooyaashlhgaitc | ("(little) white sucker/trout") |  |
| Sucker | lhooyaash-daabaanchow | ("sucker/trout with big lips") |
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| Small Fishes |
| Bullhead Catfish | tc'ooloo | ("freshwater sculpin") |  |
| California Roach ? | t'aan'lhtiktc | ("little dry leaf") |
| Sculpin, Bullhead | tc'ooloo | |
| Speckled Dace | toonai biinee'-swoltc | ("little fish with a round back") |
| Three-spined Stickleback | ts'inkwoshtc | ("little bone-thorn") |
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| Running Fishes |
| Lampreys (Toonai) |
| Lamprey; fish (in general) | toonai | ("one that goes in water") |  |
| Night Eel (female lamprey) | bee'liing | |
| Day Eel (male lamprey) | ts'eekee'neestc | ("little one with a long belly-button") |
| Lamprey Larva, Baby Lamprey | chiisghintc | |
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| Salmon and Steelheads (Lhook') |
| Black Salmon (dark King Salmon) | gees-lhshing' | ("black king salmon") |  |
| King Salmon | gees | |
| Silver Salmon, Coho Salmon | daatcaahaal | ("mouth hook") |
| "Sore Tail" salmon | chiilgaitc | ("little white tailed one") |
| "Spring Salmon" | ch'an-lhook'etc | ("food-little salmon") |
| Steelhead | lhook' | |
| "Summer Salmon" | chilhtciik | ("red stick"--named after the month) |
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| Sturgeons |
| Sturgeon | lhook'chow, lhook'eechow | ("big fish") |  |
| Sturgeon | toonai-bang | ("fish's mother") |
| Sturgeon | toonaichow | ("big fish") |
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| Amphibians |
| Frogs and Toads (Tc'aahaal) |
| Frog | tc'aahaal | |  |
| Toad | tc'aahaal-gon'chow | ("big dry? frog") |
| Treefrog, Chorus Frog | tc'aahaal-lhsowitc | ("little green/blue frog") |
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| Salamanders and Newts |
| Salamander | dilaantc | |  |
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| Reptiles |
| Lizards |
| Alligator Lizard | saljiineeschow | ("big long lizard") |  |
| Sagebrush Lizard | saljiitc | ("little lizard") |
| Skink | tc'indin-naakaishtc | ("little one that goes around corpses/graves?") |
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| Snakes |
| Bullsnake | ch'see'chow | ("something's big rock?")? |  |
| Garter Snake | naalhshoot, naalhshoottc | ("(little) one that glides around") |
| Garter Snake (kind) | biinee'-t'ohteeltcing | ("a kind of aquatic garter snake") |
| King Snake, "Milk Snake" | t'aadilhkits | ("rear end patterned") |
| Racer | tc'kolhsaaschow | ("big one that whips") |
| Rattlesnake | tl'ghish, lh'ghish | |
| Water Snake, Aquatic Garter Snake | biinee'-t'ohteel | ("one that's back is beargrass") from light stripe |
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| Turtles |
| Turtle | ts'inteelh | ("wide bone") |  |
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| Birds (T'aa'kwl'iing) |
| Sea Birds |
| Pelican | tkaashchow | ("big one that carries things in a container") |  |
| Sandpipers, Shorebirds | baansiits | |
| Seagull | bitck'ai' | |
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| Water Birds |
| Long-legged Water Birds |
| Black-Crowned Night Heron | kwee'nteel, kwee'nteelh | ("its foot wide") |  |
| Great Blue Heron | seelhch'ghoi, seelhch'woi | |
| Great Blue Heron | aach'woo | |
| Green Heron | kwee'nteeltc | ("little Black-Crowned Night Heron") |
| Sandhill Crane | deelh | |
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| Ducks and Geese |
| Duck | naakee'itc | ("little one that floats around") |  |
| Canada Goose | daa'yaa'nteeliichow | ("big ones that have wide mouths") |
| Goose | kaah | |
| Mallard | naatsiilhgai | |
| Merganser | naalh'ghii-lhgai | ("white duck") |
| Scoter | yoh | |
| Teal | tc'aahaalyaantc | ("little one that eats frogs") |
| Wood Duck | k'osoghchow, k'osowiichow | ("big one with blue/green neck") |
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| Other Water Birds |
| Coot, Mudhen | tookaaliighitc | ("little one that swims up from under water") |  |
| Coot, Mudhen | kaahtcinyaantc | ("small goose kind of thing") |
| Curlew | t'ee'bil | |
| Kingfisher | seelhkit'ii | |
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| Game Birds |
| California Quail | dishtc | ("little grouse/quail") |  |
| Grouse | dishchow | ("big grouse/quail") |
| Grouse | ch'isdiichow | ("big ch'isdii") |
| Mountain Quail | distcii'chow | ("big tcii' grouse/quail") |
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| Birds of Prey |
| Hawks and Eagles |
| Bald Eagle | tisbilgai | ("white eagle") |  |
| Cooper's Hawk | ch'sai'yaashtc | ("little hawk") |
| Eagle (Golden or Bald) | tisbil | |
| Marsh Hawk, Harrier | ts'eehch'ooyoojis | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | ch'sai' | |
| Sparrow Hawk | see'eedintc | |
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| Vultures (Tc'intyaash, Ch'ooyoostcing) |
| Condor | tc'intyaashchow | ("big vulture/condor") |  |
| Turkey Vulture | tc'indaakaayoostcing | |
| Turkey Vulture | tc'intkitseetcing | |
| Turkey Vulture, Condor | ch'ooyoostcing | ("kind that pulls something") |
| Turkey Vulture, Condor | tc'intyaash | |
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| Crow and Raven (Daatcaang') |
| Crow | daatcaan'tc | ("little crow/raven") |  |
| Raven | daatcaan'chow | ("big crow/raven") |
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| Owls (Bischloo) |
| Barn Owl | bischloolhgaitc | ("little white owl") |  |
| Barred Owl | bisbintc | |
| Great Horned Owl | bischloo | |
| Pigmy Owl | chiibowitc | |
| Saw-whet Owl | chuubistcloo | ("chuu owl") |
| Screech Owl | chiiliil | |
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| Doves and Pigeons |
| Mourning Dove | kwiiyiint | |  |
| Pigeon | baanyoo, maanyoo | |
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| Woodpeckers |
| Acorn Woodpecker | ch'laakii | |  |
| Flicker, Yellowhammer | bintcbil | ("its nose a wedge") |
| Hairy Woodpecker | chils'oostcii | |
| Lewis' Woodpecker | chin-ch'baagh | |
| Lewis' Woodpecker | chin-nilhtcintc | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | chin-ch'ghiichow | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | chin-ch'baaghchow | ("big Lewis' woodpecker") |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | beet'ailhtciikchow | ("big one with the front of it's neck red") |
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| Jays |
| Gray Jay | ch'isai'lhgai | ("white hawk/jay") |  |
| Scrub Jay | ch'isai'tcing, ch'ist'ai'tcing | ("hawk kind") |
| Steller's Jay | ch'isai'lhtcinchow | ("big black hawk/jay") |
| Steller's Jay | ch'ist'ai'tcinchow | ("big jay") |
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| Thrushes |
| Bluebird | got'yoo'its | |  |
| Robin | naa'shook'aa | |
| Swainson's Thrush | djiidinggooyaantc | ("little one with stars at the place of the heart")--from speckles on breast |
| Varied Thrush | chaalhnii | |
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| Other Small Birds |
| Barn Swallow | k'oschoghoitc | ("little one with a big neck") |  |
| Blackbird | tc'oh | |
| Bushtit | naatc'aitc | |
| Grosbeak | djiitcwotc | |
| Hummingbird | ch'leelintc | |
| Hummingbird | Tc'eeneesh | ("Thunder/God")--because hummingbird buzzes around people doctoring them |
| Junco, "Snow Bird" | yaahsdaalootc | ("little one that ?? in snow") |
| Killdeer | baansiits | |
| Meadowlark | tc'oolaakii | |
| Nuthatch | chin-naaldaaltc, chuunaaldaaltc | ("little one that runs around trees") |
| Oriole | shlee', shleeshlee' | |
| Purple Finch | sii'-biskiik | ("head its children")? |
| Brown Towhee | soolchowtc'antc | ("little one that eats wild parsnip") |
| Spotted Towhee | naagooltciik | ("one that has red eyes") ? |
| California Thrasher | ch'ilhsidii | |
| California Thrasher | ch'ilhsidii-daa'neeschow | ("thrasher with a big long beak") |
| Warbler | stc'ighiiyiits , iistc'ighiiyiits | ("little one that whistles") |
| Wren | k'ai'neestc | |
| Wren Tit | k'ai'ts'eehtc | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | seelhtcindinii | |
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| Other Birds |
| "Big Red Mouth" | daa'lhtciikchow | ("big red mouth") |
| K'ai'koslitc bird | k'ai'koslitc | |
| "Little Fog" bird | yiist'oot'-yaash | ("little fog") ? |
| "Long Beard" (probably Turkey) | daaghaa'neestc | ("little long beard") |
| Seebeech'isbaat bird (possibly a finch) | seebeech'isbaat | ("one that flapped something (it's wings?) against a rock") ? |
| Seentaa'ghchow bird | seentaa'ghchow | |
| T'ooshook bird | t'ooshook | |
| "White Bird" (swan or possibly whooping crane) | t'aa'kwl'iin-lhgai | ("white bird") |
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| Rodents (Lhoong') |
| Squirrels (Lhoong') |
| Chipmunk | sils'intc, silts'intc | |  |
| Flying Squirrel | sits'bilh-naalht'ai | ("one that flies around by means of skin") |
| Gray Squirrel | daahtaitc | |
| Ground Squirrel | slis | |
| Red Squirrel, Chikaree | gaashchowkw'it-kwiiyaaghitc | ("little one that runs along a redwood trunk") |
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| Mice and Rats |
| Kangaroo Rat | naalht'on'tc | ("little one that jumps around") |  |
| Kangaroo Rat | tl'ohkaa-naalht'on'tc | ("little one that jumps around in the grassland") |
| Mouse | lhoon'tcgheeneestc | ("little long-eared rodent") |
| Woodrat, Packrat | lhoon'lhgai | ("white rodent") |
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| Other Rodents |
| Beaver | chin-ti'aalhtc | ("little one that chews wood") |  |
| Gopher | daaschaang | |
| Gopher | lhoong'-kaanaas | ("rodent that pops up from below") |
| Gopher | nailyooltc | |
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| Carnivores |
| Dogs and Relatives |
| Coyote | ch'siitcing | |  |
| Dog | naat'ii | |
| Dog (native kind) | naalhghii | |
| red dog | naalhghiitciik | ("red dog") |
| bob-tailed dog | naalhghii chii-tcgholtc | ("dog with a little round tail") |
| small dog | naalhghiitcii | ("little dog") |
| black dog | naalhghiidilshing | ("blackish dog") |
| female dog | naalhghiitc'eek | ("female dog") |
| puppy, young dog | naalhghii-yaashtc | ("little young dog") |
| Fox | lhtsoghing, lhsowing | ("blue one") |
| Wolf | yiistc | |
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| Weasels and Relatives |
| Badger | maing, maaying | ("the gray one") |  |
| Fisher | saahchow | ("big fisher/mink") |
| Fisher | siis-lhtcing | ("black otter") |
| Mink | saahtc | ("little fisher/mink") |
| River Otter | siis | |
| Sea Otter | kaa ? | |
| Spotted Skunk | tciitcgaitc | (abbreviation from "little white skunk") |
| Striped Skunk | slee'lhkishtc | ("little one with a raw anus") |
| Striped Skunk | koldjii | |
| Weasel | maing, maaying | ("the gray one") |
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| Bears (Noonii) |
| Bear (term used for both kinds) | noonii | |  |
| Black Bear | doolii | |
| black Black Bear | nooniilhtcing | ("black bear") |
| blue/silver Black Bear | nooniilhtsow | ("blue bear") |
| brown/cinnamon Black Bear | toolee | |
| white-footed Black Bear | chinyaantc | ("little one that eats sticks/wood" ?) |
| white-footed yellow Black Bear | keelhgai | ("white foot") |
| Grizzly Bear | ch'ilhghee, ch'ilhghii, ch'ilhgheechow | ("(big) fighter/killer") |
| Grizzly Bear | noonii-lhtciik | ("red bear") |
| Grizzly Bear | shash | |
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| Cats |
| Bobcat | bittc | ("little cat") |  |
| House Cat | too-bittc | ("water? bobcat") |
| Mountain Lion | bitchow | ("big cat") |
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| Other Carnivores |
| Raccoon | laa'nees | ("long-hand") |  |
| Raccoon | teehtaagh, teehtaaw | ("one among wet places") |
| Raccoon | teehkaalh | |
| Ringtail | sii'-dilgaitc | ("little one with a whitish head") |
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| Marine Mammals |
| Seals (Tboo'tc) and Sea Lions (Tyiits) |
| California Sea Lion | tyiits | |  |
| Steller's Sea Lion | titc'isdeel' | ("ones that haul out of the water") |
| Sea Lion teeth | ch'idee' | ("something's horn") |
| Harbor Seal | boo'tc | |
| Northern Fur Seal | toontl'its'ding boo'tc | ("swift water place seal") |
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| Whales and Porpoises |
| Orca, Killer Whale | see-toonai | ("rock fish") |  |
| Porpoise | naat'ilhchow | ("big one that goes around") |
| Whale | teehlaang | |
| balleine, "whale-bone" | bintc-soolee' | ("its nose pithy stuff") |
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| Cow | baagaa | from Spanish "vaca" |  |
| milk, Cow's milk | liidjii | from Spanish "leche" |
| Deer | iintc'ee' | |
| buck | iintc'ee' naach'yiishchow | |
| buck | naach'iyiish | |
| doe | baang | ("its mother") |
| doe | baanchow | ("big doe") |
| doe | iintc'ee'-baang | ("deer's mother") |
| doe | tciltcii | |
| fawn | dilkitc, deelkitc | ("little spotted one") |
| fawn | deelkishtc | |
| yearling | baantc | ("little doe") |
| spike buck | dee'-soostc | ("little narrow horn") |
| spike buck (2-year old) | dee'-soos | ("narrow horn") |
| 4-point buck | deelhaang | ("many horns") |
| Elk | djeeschow | |
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| Horse | lhiin'chow | ("big dog") |
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| Bat | ch'ilhbaat'etc | ("little one that flaps something") |  |
| Bigfoot, Sasquatch | chintaahnaastbaats | ("rolls? around in the forest") |
| Jackrabbit | k'antaaghiitc | |
| Mole | yai'ntaan', yaa'ntaan' | |
| Rabbit, Cottontail | sdaitc, sdaitcii | ("little one that sits") |
| Rabbit, Cottontail | koshyeeh-sdaitc | ("little one that sits in thorns/blackberries") |
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| Marine Plants, Seaweed |
| Algae, Seaweed (general term) | laat | |  |
| Bull Kelp | teekislee' | |
| Kelp (type) | silsiskwt'iing | ("one that has a silsis") |
| Purple Laver, Nori, Porphyra (edible) | laat | ("seaweed") |
| Sea Palm | chingkwt'iing | ("one that has a stick") |
| Surf Grass | tl'olhtsow | ("blue/green grass") |
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| Lower Plants, Algae and Fungi |
| Chanterelle Mushroom | dintc'iik', dinsh'iik' | ("hot/spicy one") |  |
| Mushroom (large, flat) | aatcwot | |
| Lichen | uudaayee | |
| Algae | laat | |
| Moss | tooghaa' | ("water hair") |
| Moss | seeghaa' | ("stone hair") |
| Fern, Bracken Fern | daatcaang'k'aa' | ("crow's arrow") ? |
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| Grasses (Tl'oh) |
| Bunch Grass | tl'ohchow | ("big grass") |  |
| Corn, Maize | maayiish | from Spanish maiz |
| Grass (general term) | tl'oh | |
| Rice | biidoosee | from Spanish arroz |
| Rice | goo | ("worm")--from similarity to maggots |
| tall Grass | tl'ohnees | ("long/tall grass") |
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| Clovers (Naakoong) |
| Red Clover | naakoontc | ("clover") |  |
| "Toolish" clover | toolish | ("what is put in water")? |
| White Clover | t'aan'teel | ("wide/flat leaf") |
| Yellow Clover, Sour Clover (Trifolium fucatum) | eelht'iing | |
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| Umbellifers |
| Angelica (kind) | soltc | ("little umbellifer") |  |
| Angelica (kind) | ghilk'otc'tcing | ("kind of sour one") |
| Cow Parsnip | solchow | ("big umbellifer") |
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| Berry Plants |
| Blackberry | kwosh, kosh | ("thorn") |  |
| Grape | daahtl'ool' | ("strap up above") |
| Grape juice, wine | daahtl'ool'-uutoo' | ("grape's water") |
| Raspberry | noonaakliichow | ("big hook back") ? |
| Salal Berry | t'aan'teel | ("wide/flat leaf") |
| Salmonberry | t'aan'teel | ("wide/flat leaf") |
| Strawberry, Wild Strawberry | djii'tc, djii'itc | |
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| Root Crops (Ninyeehtaagh) |
| "Bear Root" | t'aan'teechow | |  |
| Brodiaea congesta | seesiichow | |
| Brodiaea grandiflora group | gontc | |
| Wild Dandelion (Agoseris spp.) | ts'oo'kwt'iing | ("one that has milk") |
| Lily (kind) | kaschiing' | |
| Lily (kind) | ch'iyooyiikostgaitc ? | |
| "Pine Cone" | chinsii'tcing | ("kind of pine cone") |
| "Pointed Head" (kind of edible bulb) | sii'tbiing | ("pointed/sharp head") |
| Potato, Irish Potato | ninyeehtaagh | ("what is among underground") |  |
| Soaproot | goschow | |
| Triteleia laxa | woo'lhaang | ("many teeth") |
| Triteleia laxa | ninyeehtaaghchow | ("big bulb") |
| Wild Onion, Onion | bitlai'k'tc, bitlai'tc | |
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| Other Plants |
| Bean | iihool | from Spanish "frijol" |  |
| white Bean | iihool-gai | ("white bean") |
| brown Bean | iihool-tciik | ("red bean") |
| Beargrass | tl'ohteelh | ("flat/wide grass") |
| "Buttercup" | ch'ebaatee' | |
| Cabbage | naakoong | ("clover") |
| "Caterpillar Plant" | goo-kaal'ai' | ("caterpillar plant") |
| Cattail | kolk'osbang | ("tule's mother") |
| Dogbane, Indian Hemp, "Wild Cotton" | tnaa' | |
| Iris | ch'ghaats'ee', ch'ghaats'ii' | |  |
| Milkweed | ch'siitcin-t'aanii | ("coyote's apron")--from fiber of stalk |
| Mountain Misery, "Bear Clover" | shaasht'ang', shasht'aang' | ("bear leaf") |
| Poison Oak | keetc'iniis, keetc'ing'iit | |
| Soaproot | goschow | |
| Sunflower | tc'aalaa | |
| Tarweed | nongk'tcing | |
| Tarweed | tl'ohdai | ("grass flower?") |
| Tobacco (modern kind, Nicotiana tabacum) | lhit-taanaan | ("smoke drink") |
| Tobacco (old-fashioned kind, Nicotiana bigelowii) | seedilniik | |  |
| Tule | kolk'os | |
| Watermelon | toobaanchow | ("big water edge") |
| Wild Rose | kosh-daayee | ("thorn-flower") |
| ?? Hupa nasdik | neestcitc | |
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| Trees (Ching) and Bushes (Ts'ii') |
| Coniferous Trees and Shrubs |
| Pines |
| Bull Pine, "Digger Pine" | nee'dilbai | ("grey ground") |  |
| Pine (kind) | naadeelhtc | ("little sugar pine") |
| Ponderosa Pine, Yellow Pine | diltciik | ("yellow/reddish one") |
| Sugar Pine | naadeelh, naadiil' | ("ones that hang down")--from the large cones |
| Sugar Pine sap | naadeelh-too' | ("sugar pine water") |
| Pine cone | chinsii'tc | ("little tree head") |
| Pine pitch; chewing gum | djeeh-ghi'aal | ("pitch/gum that one chews") |
| Pine root, Sedge root (for basketry) | kai | |
| Pine nut shells (worn on skirt fringe) | naadilchow | ("big ones that hang down") |
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| Douglas Fir | tc'bee,tc'iibee, tc'uubee | |  |
| Fir, White Fir | tc'iibeetcing | ("kind of Douglas Fir") |
| Hemlock or Fir ? | tc'beetc | ("little Douglas fir") |
| Incense Cedar | tl'iilh | |
| Redwood | gaashchow, gashchow | ("big yew") |
| Yew | gaash, gash | |
| Yew | gaashtc | ("little yew") |
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| Deciduous Trees and Shrubs |
| Oaks and Tanoak |
| Acorn | ch'int'aang | |  |
| Black Oak | lhtaagh, lhtaaw | |
| California White Oak, "Valley Oak" | saakeenees, saaknees | ("long spoon") |
| Canyon Live Oak | aanch'waichow | ("big live oak")--from larger acorns |
| Interior Live Oak | aanch'waitc, aanch'oitc | ("small live oak")--from small acorns |
| Oregon White Oak | chiitcaang | |
| Tanoak | saaching | |
| Tanoak | chindaasits | |
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| Buckthorn, Coffeetree | kontceetcee | |  |
| Buckthorn, Coffeetree | shaashjii, shaashjee | |
| Buckthorn, Coffeetree | saakolching | |
| Deer Brush, Ceanothus integerrimus | tseek'ai', seek'ai' | ("stone hazel") |
| "Grease Leaf" | t'aan'lhghii | ("greasy leaf") |
| Whitethorn, Ceanothus incanus | naalch'il | ("it tears along")--from the thorns |
| Whitethorn, Ceanothus incanus | kwosh | ("thorn") |
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| Berry Trees and Shrubs |
| Cherry, Chokecherry | ningkwosjee | |  |
| Cherry, Chokecherry | ningkwostiin | ("frost")--because it blooms so early |
| Elderberry | chinsool | ("hollow/pithy wood") |
| Gooseberry | kwosh, kosh | ("thorn") |
| Black Huckleberry | shilhtc | |
| Red Huckleberry | saaldeel' | ("ones that are put in the mouth") |
| Madrone | dist'eeh | |
| Madrone berries | dist'eeh-k'oon'ee | ("madrone's roe/eggs") |
| Manzanita | tnish, tinish | |  |
| Manzanita berries | tnish, tinish | ("manzanita") |
| Manzanita bush | tnisht'ang', tnisht'aang' | ("manzanita leaf") |
| Manzanita cider | tnishtoo' | ("manzanita's water") |
| Serviceberry, Juneberry | k'iing' | |
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| Alder | k'ish | |  |
| Arrowwood, Philadelphus lewisii | k'aa'kas | ("arrow stem") |
| Ash | tc'aah-tc'il'iing | ("it is treated as a hat") |
| Buckeye, Horsechestnut | laashee', laashii' | |
| Chinkapin, Chestnut | tkoo'iishtc, tkoowiishtc | |
| Chinkapin, Chestnut | koostce | |
| Cottonwood | tl'ghischow, lh'ghischow, tc'ghischow | |
| Hazel | k'ai' | |
| Hazel | kaal'ai' | ("one that sprouts up") |
| Hazel withe (for basketry) | k'ing' | ("withe") |  |
| Maple, Big-leaf Maple | kansool | |
| Mountain Mahogany | chin-tcghee'dilbai | ("tree with gray ears")--from the odd-shaped leaves with light underside? |
| Pacific Dogwood | daalhgai | ("white up on a surface")--from the large, flat flowers |
| Pepperwood | an'tcing, aan'tcing | |
| Smooth Dogwood | gosh | ("foam")--from the fluffy flower clusters |
| Willow | diinees | |
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