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There are many Lakota words translated "refuge" but with different shades of meaning:

  • oonakizin is a safe place, a refuge, a place surrounded by hills, a defensive position
  • onaphe is a place to hide
  • wowinaphe or woinaphe means a defence, a refuge
  • oblula is a cosy, sheltered place out of bad weather
  • onaphA is the verb meaning "to take refuge in, run to the safety of . ."
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