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peeshkaahl ocean, sea

raak creek

kerrcherh

peeshkah salt, sea, ocean

sepolah valley, field, prairie

rek'woy river mouth

teekwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

merkwermerkwerhl mountain chain

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast

wohpee island

chek'wehl prayer seat, "stone 'seats' on mountains ... They are semicircular walls of mortared stones, a yard or two across, three or four feet high", flat place in front of a cliff

chepuer' be steep (of water), a little waterfall

chuerey mountain

kaamopee' rough water, rapids

ket'oh there is a lagoon, body of still water, lake, lagoon

keyomop' whirlpool

keyoweyues entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

klew waterfall

merkwerhl mountain, peak, hill

merkwermerkw mountain

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

perkwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house

rechah mountain ridge

ro'ohpee' cliff, anything inanimate standing (rocks, trees, etc.)

sepolek valley, field, prairie

seporah small valley, small clearing

smesmemohl break up, slide (of mountainside), landslide, ravine

teekwoh cove, gap in mountain

teekwol' canyon

tue'neryk a fork in a river

t'laakuehl cliff, steep cliff

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'lewoluehl drip, waterfall

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

'ueme'woo river