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Chkweges 'O Rek'eeen

Dictionary entry

Chkweges 'O Rek'eeenpn • a rock in the Klamath below 'Ernr'

Lexicon record # 174 | Source reference(s): YG:C50
Semantic domain: place names
Derivation: literally, "where seals sit" (chkweges "hair seal", rek'eeen "sit")

Geographical story

  • YG238 • "The porpoises are supposed to have lived there in a family group in mythical times. Seals rest on this rock when 'on their way up'."