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'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech

Dictionary entry

'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegechpn • a reef north of Churey

Lexicon record # 1483 | Source reference(s): YG:J53
Semantic domain: place names
Derivation: literally, "where hair emerges" ('leptoyhl "hair", pkwechook' "I come out")

Geographical story

  • YG269 • Around this reef "the water 'boils.' It is said that deer-hair, bear-hair, and elk-hair come out on top of the water."