Ahwahnechee Place Names
Some Ahwahnechee tribal names for areas around Yosemite Valley include the following:
- Ahwahne: Yosemite Valley
- Tissaack: Half Dome (South Dome)
- Loya: Sentinel Rock
- Tutocanula or Tutockahnulah: El Capitan
- Ahwiyah: Mirror Lake
- Patillima or Ernating Lawootoo: Glacier Point
- Pohono: Bridalveil Fall
- Piwyack: Tenaya Lake
- Yonapah: Vernal Fall
- Yowihe: Nevada Fall
- Mahtah: Liberty Cap
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