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Kerrneet 'Wo-'Ol'

Dictionary entry

Kerrneet 'Wo-'Ol'pn • Little Trinidad Head (a promontory near Trinidad Head)

Lexicon record # 1122 | Source reference: YG:K24
Semantic domain: place names
Derivation: literally, "chicken-hawk's house" (kerrneet "duck hawk", 'o'lehl "house")

Other places in the Churey area: Chuerew, Chuerewa', Chuerey, Hoktkehl, Legep'ew, 'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech, Mewomekwehl, Raayeep, Srepor, 'E'goo, 'O Kegep, 'O Kneget, 'O Kweges, 'O Legew, 'O Schegep', 'O Shyergerysh, 'O Tohpew, 'U-Kwewon