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pishkaahl ocean, sea

raak creek

krrchrh mountain ridge

pishkah salt, sea, ocean

sepolah valley, field, prairie

rek'woy river mouth

tikwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

mrkwrmrkwrhl mountain chain

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast

wohpi 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

chepu'r be steep (of water), a little waterfall

churey mountain

kaamopi' rough water, rapids

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

keyomop' whirlpool

keyoweyus entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

klew waterfall

mrkwrhl mountain, peak, hill

mrkwrmrkw

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

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

rechah mountain ridge

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

sepolek valley, field, prairie

seporah small valley, small clearing

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

tikwoh cove, gap in mountain

tikwo'l canyon

tu'nryk a fork in a river

t'laakuhl cliff, steep cliff

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'lewoluhl drip, waterfall

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

'ume'woo river