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peeshkaahl ocean, sea

raak creek

kerrcherh mountain ridge

peeshkah salt, sea, ocean

sepolah valley, field, prairie

tewol Pacific Ocean seaside, ocean, Pacific coast

rek'woy river mouth

merkwerhl mountain, peak, hill

teekwohl there is a canyon, there is a low gap

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

tewolew ocean, coast, Pacific coast, toward the ocean side

t'lewoluehl drip, waterfall

wohpee 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

chepue'r be steep (of water), a little waterfall, a small dam in a creek

chuerey mountain

kaamopee' rough water, rapids

keyomop' it's a whirlpool

keyoweyues entrance from the ocean into a lagoon

klew waterfall

neek'ehl end of a beach

nue'uehperk fork, of a stream or a trail

nue'uehpery double creek, two creeks coming together

pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl island

pekwtehl island

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

rechah mountain ridge

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

sepolek valley, field, prairie

seporah small valley, small clearing

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

teekwoh cove, gap in mountain

teekwo'l canyon

tue'neryk' there's a fork in a river

t'laakuehl cliff, steep cliff

t'laaso' cliff, drop off

t'ohlt'ohl mud, swampy ground

woogehl tall mountain

'o hlmeyehl a scary place

'ueme'woo river