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peesh-kaahl ocean, sea
raak creek
kerr-cherh mountain ridge
peesh-kah salt, sea, ocean
se-po-lah valley, field, prairie
rek'-woy river mouth
tee-kwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap
mer-kwer-mer-kwerhl mountain chain
te-wol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast
te-wo-lew ocean, coast, Pacific coast
woh-pee
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
che-puer' be steep (of water), a little waterfall
chue-rey mountain
kaa-mo-pee' rough water, rapids
ket-'oh there is a lagoon, body of still water, lake, lagoon
key-yo-mop' whirlpool
key-yo-wey-yues entrance from the ocean into a lagoon
klew waterfall
mer-kwerhl mountain, peak, hill
mer-kwer-merkw mountain
pa-'aahl 'o-lo-new hlkehl island
per-kwery hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house
re-chah mountain ridge
ro-'oh-pee' cliff, anything inanimate standing (rocks, trees, etc.)
se-po-lek valley, field, prairie
se-po-rah small valley, small clearing
smes-me-mohl break up, slide (of mountainside), landslide, ravine
tee-kwoh cove, gap in mountain
tee-kwol' canyon
tue'-neryk a fork in a river
t'laa-kuehl cliff, steep cliff
t'laa-so' cliff, drop off
t'le-wo-luehl drip, waterfall
t'ohl-t'ohl mud, swampy ground
'ue-me'-woo river
Dictionary entry
woh-pee • n • island
Lexicon record # 3920 | Source reference: WF(ALK3:6)
Semantic
domain: landscape
Sentence example
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Tue kwe-lekw noohl wee-'eeet ka 'e-la nes-kwe-chok' 'O Ke-go woh-pee
That is when I arrived across 'O Kego
— Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (recorded)
(SW2,
1902)