You can see a list of all the place names here.
You can browse and scroll through the table. Clicking on the photo icon in the first column will take you to the relevant post for that place.
To sort the columns from A-Z click on the column header. The table currently shows 10 rows at the time.
The search box on top of the table is for you to search for one of these things in each column, listed below.
- hulquminum_PN: the name of the place in hul’q’um’inum’
- english_pn: the name of the place in english
- geographical_category: place, village, creek, …
- region:
- story: yes or no
- name basis: Human body and functions, Nanaimo River Place-Names, Nature
You can also click on any of these words above which will direct you to a new page with all the posts in that category.
Placename list
| image | hulquminum_PN | english_pn | geographical_category | region | story | name basis |
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xee(y)mutsun | Area between Yellow Point and Deer Point | place | Stz’uminus | no | Human body and functions |
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q’ul’its’ ~ q’ulits’ | Kulleet Bay | village | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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shts’um’inus | Name for village and people of Kulleet Bay | village | Stz’uminus | no | Nature |
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xwuthnets | North side of Kulleet Bay | place | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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hwsuxween | Peninsula at north end of Kulleet Bay | place | Stz’uminus | no | Creatures |
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xwele’elhp ~ xwele’ulhp | Creek running into Kulleet Bay | creek | Stz’uminus | no | Plants |
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(s)q’ ewines | South side of Kulleet Bay | place | Stz’uminus | no | Human body and functions |
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tlpalaq | Unidentified site on Kulleet Bay | body of water | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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tsiunum/ | Unidentified island near Kulleet Bay | body of water | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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hwkw’ulhtun | Area between Kulleet Bay and Coffin Point | place | Stz’uminus | no | Descriptive |
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hwkwumluhwuthun | Nelsons Point | place | Stz’uminus | no | Plants |
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sh(us) th’upsum | Coffin Point | place | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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kw’eyaw’us | Coffin Island | island | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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(sh)hwulhnuts | Evening Cove | place | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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(hw)qwtaaythun | Sharpe Point | place | Stz’uminus | no | Creatures |
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thuq’min | Sibell Bay and “Shell Beach” village | village | Stz’uminus | yes | Activity |
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shhwathuqun | Dunsmuir Islands in Ladysmith Harbour | island | Stz’uminus | no | Nanaimo River Place-Names |
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ti’tqumulu | Southeast end of Burleith Arm | place | Stz’uminus | no | Creatures |
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xutl ’nutstun | Walker Creek mouth and head of Ladysmith Harbour | creek | Stz’uminus | no | Descriptive |
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kwi’kwumluxw | Bush Creek area and Ivy Green Park | creek | Stz’uminus | no | Plants |
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hwsaakw’ um | Holland Creek and its mouth | body of water | Stz’uminus | no | Plants |
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tsuliltunum | Boat harbour between Reynolds Point and Flewett Point | body of water | Stz’uminus | no | Descriptive |

