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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
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 mountain
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
Dictionary entry
wohpi • n • island
Lexicon record # 3920 | Source reference: WF(ALK3:6)
Semantic
domain: landscape
Sentence example
(1)
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Tu kwelekw noohl wi'iit ka 'ela neskwechok' 'O Kego wohpi
That is when I arrived across 'O Kego
— Susie of Wechpus, Menstruation medicine (recorded)
(SW2,
1902)