Yurok dictionary

'O Kneget a large sea-stack just south of the mouth of the Klamath, Flint Rock Head (a conspicuous promontory south of the mouth of the Klamath), a crag on a cliff at the north of Patrick's Point, a rock in the ocean near the mouth of Luffenholtz Creek

'O Kweges sand dunes south of the mouth of Little River

'O Legew a place on the east side of Trinidad Head

'O Men a town along the coast north of Rek'woy

'O Men Hipur a village north of 'O Men

'O Men 'We-Roy Wilson Creek

'O Pegish a beach north of 'Espew

'O Plegoh a Hupa town (Ta'k'yimił-diŋ "where they stir acorn mush")

'O Pyuuweg a village on the south shore of Big Lagoon

'O Regos Tucker Rock (a rock at the mouth of the Klamath River)

'O Rew a fishing place across from Weitchpec, where the current formerly struck the south shore, a bank downstream of 'Rnr', a camp-site or town on Redwood Creek, about 4 miles from the coast, just before Chilula land, a rock in Karuk territory

'O Schegep' the boat landing at Rek'woy, a reddish cliff north(west) of the mouth of the Klamath, a site with house-pits somewhere north of Stone Lagoon, a rock by the landing spot at Churey

'O Segen a village on the coast between 'Espew and the mouth of the Klamath

'O Segen 'We-Roy a creek at 'O Segen

'O Segish a flat area along the Klamath near Wohkero'

'O Shyrgrysh near Elk Point, "a sea rock, with two points"

'O Slegoych a place where a trail descends, a declivity

'O Slookw a site on the northeast shore of Big Lagoon

'O Teguukw a flat rock near Pekwon on the south side of the Klamath

'O Tmekwor a village at the north end of Redwood Lagoon

'O Tohpew a natural archway under Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l (Little Trinidad Head)

'Oohl 'O Chyuu a cliff overlooking the Klamath River

'O'rekw

'O'rekw 'We-Roy Redwood Creek

'R Hlrgr' False Klamath Rock

'Rnr' a village along the Klamath

'Rnr' 'We-Roy Blue Creek

'U-Kwewon the beach between Trinidad Head and Little Trinidad Head

'Yoch Legaay a ridge above 'O Men 'We-Roy

'Yoch 'O Kegey a place on the sand barrier between Freshwater Lagoon and the ocean

Dictionary entry

'O'rekw • pn • mouth of Redwood Creek • a village to the south of Redwood Lagoon (Orick)

Lexicon record # 4383 | Source references: CW(JPH008) YG:H32
Semantic domain: place names

Other places in the Orick area: Chahpekw, Chahpekw 'O Ket'oh, Meleg, Pekwtehl, Tikwoo, 'Yoch 'O Kegey, 'Espew, 'Espew 'O Ket'u'l, 'O Pegish, 'O Schegep', 'O Segen, 'O Segen 'We-Roy, 'O Tmekwor, 'O'rekw 'We-Roy

Geographical story

Stone of Wechpus, "Falcon", YM224 • "Krrnit grew at 'O'rekw. The Pelicans lived near him. Gull was his friend. Then Krrnit's children died. He said, 'I want no one to catch smelt here, because my children have died.' Soon he saw many boats. The Pelicans were coming to fish at 'O Rek'w. Then Krrnit sent word to Gull, 'Go and tell them that I shall not let them fish because my children have died.' Gull went and told the Pelicans. They said, 'We cannot stop now; we have come and we must fish. How big is his mouth?' Gull said, 'Oh, he has only a small mouth.' The Pelicans said, 'Well, let him come. We are going to fish. If he does not like it, tell him he can begin to fight.' Gull went back to Krrnit. The Pelicans said to one another, 'Let us attack him. We have large mouths and can swallow him. When you see him, open your mouths.' Now they saw Krrnit coming, and prepared to fight. The first Pelican opened his mouth. Krrnit flew straight into it and shot through him. The next one opened his mouth, and Krrnit went through him. So he killed them all. That is why he moved away from 'O'rek'w, because he had killed many of them."