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Wechpus

Dictionary entry

Wechpuspn 1 Weitchpec (the town) 2 a point projecting from the north side of the river into the Klamath estuary

Lexicon record # 3799 | Source references: JE147 YG:A52
Semantic domain: place names

Other places in the Rek'woy and Wechpus areas: Hehlku Srr, Hiwow, Hop'ew, Hop'ew Pul 'We-Roy, Hop'ew 'We-Roy, Pekwtuhl, Pelin Krrchrh, Plu'l, Prgish 'O Chyeguuk'w, Pulik Srrnry, Rek'woy, Tmry 'We-Roy, Wechpek'w, Wehlkwew, 'Yoch Legaay, 'O Kegep, 'O Kneget, 'O Kwegoh 'O Ket'oh, 'O Men, 'O Men Hipur, 'O Men 'We-Roy, 'O Regos, 'O Rew, 'O Schegep', 'O Slegoych, 'R Hlrgr'

Other paradigm form

  • short form Wech YG199

Representative example

  • Frank he'm Wech ki nu wey

    Frank says he is going to go to Weitchpec
    YG199

Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (11)

  1. Wechpus "Weitchpec" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

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  2. Wechpus "village site" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  3. Wechpus (spoken by Robert Spott)

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