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The native [[Proto-Besokian language|Besokian]] term was '''*Kô-Nôwis''' or '''*Kô-Nôwisten''' ‘Great Mother’, hence [[Soskish languages|Soskish]] '''Kônovec''', thought to refer to the river’ significance to early [[Besokian peoples|Besokian culture]]. The [[Besokian languages]] were in turn named after the Besokan. | The native [[Proto-Besokian language|Besokian]] term was '''*Kô-Nôwis''' or '''*Kô-Nôwisten''' ‘Great Mother’, hence [[Soskish languages|Soskish]] '''Kônovec''', thought to refer to the river’ significance to early [[Besokian peoples|Besokian culture]]. The [[Besokian languages]] were in turn named after the Besokan. | ||
==Course== | ==Course and Hydrology== | ||
The source of the Besokan is located in the Erkenmian Mountains north of Kernogori. It has no major tributary on its course through the [[Kernogori|Dark Valley]] but is said to be ‘fed by a thousand streams’ as it passes through the fertile landscape, and reaching Dom the river has already grown to a major body of water. From there, it turns south, passing the southeastern end of the Reknayan Wall and entering a narrower valley, the '''Besokan Valley''' proper, between the Herna mountains and the Párian Ridge. For most of its upper course, passing large beds of gravel and sand, and despite its renowned width, the Besokan does not achieve a great depth, remaining relatively shallow until it enters the plain of Tár. The river proceeds in a trough close to the Herna mountains, again fed by countless small streams and growing in sizeuntil it forms Lake Marin immediately north of the gorge of the same name, the southern entrance of Tár. | |||
==Cultural Significance== | ==Cultural Significance== | ||