Northern Pomo Online Talking Dictionary


English to Northern Pomo

Northern Pomo to English

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kʰ
pʰ
tʰ
t̪
t̪ʰ

clover
so
noun
clover
Example phrases (phrasicon)
ES
EC
buttercup
ma:hoʔ
noun
buttercup (flower)
AL
dandelion
dimaxayem
noun
dandelion, California hedge parsley
AL
a plant going to seed
bakalam
noun
a plant going to bloom, a plant going to seed
Example phrases (phrasicon)
EC
lomatium
malu
noun
lomatium, Indian parsley, "baked greens"

from Edna: “You don’t see it anymore but it used to grow all along the roadside. Never grew very high, little dainty yellow flowers, like kernels of rice, came in clusters. They would soak that and bake it in bread or put it under ashes to cook and eat it like that.“
EC
dock plant
musipal
noun
dock plant
planting
baʔkan
verb
planting

see also: making grow
ES
AL
planting
t̪oʔkan
verb
planting

see also: making stand up
AL
EC
planting
mitikan
verb
planting

see also: making lie
AL
ES
variegated clover
bitaa so
noun
clover, variegated clover
AL
dandelion
ditsa so
noun
dandelion, clover
AL
EC
swamp clover
xabo: so
noun
swamp clover, variegated clover
AL
bull clover
bohow
noun
bull clover
AL
tomcat clover
jupʰil so
noun
tomcat clover, graceful clover
AL
clammy clover
k'esuluk'
noun
clammy clover
AL
pepper clover
pʰaʔa:maʔ
noun
Valparaiso, pepper clover
AL
pepper clover
pʰaʔa:maʔ so
noun
Valparaiso, pepper clover
AL

Word of the Day: October 24, 2026


murder! (command)
jabanem
verb
murder! (command)

see also: kill! (command)
ES
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