Welcome to the place name collection page, where all of the place names are listed in the table below.
The table below includes information such as the names in Hul’q’imi’num’, in English, Geographical category, Region, Name basis, Story. The table has options for searching and sorting through this information. Clicking on an image provides a gallery view. Clicking on the Name in the first column will take you to a new page with more details. Each view in the table has 25 rows of places by default, which can be changed. Remember to use the pagination at the bottom of the table to see more places.
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Placename list
image
hulquminum_PN
english_pn
geographical_category
region
story
name basis
xee(y)mutsun
Area between Yellow Point and Deer Point
place
Stz’uminus
no
Human body and functions
q’ul’its’ ~ q’ulits’
Kulleet Bay
village
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
shts’um’inus
Name for village and people of Kulleet Bay
village
Stz’uminus
no
Nature
xwuthnets
North side of Kulleet Bay
place
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
hwsuxween
Peninsula at north end of Kulleet Bay
place
Stz’uminus
no
Creatures
xwele’elhp ~ xwele’ulhp
Creek running into Kulleet Bay
creek
Stz’uminus
no
Plants
(s)q’ ewines
South side of Kulleet Bay
place
Stz’uminus
no
Human body and functions
tlpalaq
Unidentified site on Kulleet Bay
body of water
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
tsiunum/
Unidentified island near Kulleet Bay
body of water
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
hwkw’ulhtun
Area between Kulleet Bay and Coffin Point
place
Stz’uminus
no
Descriptive
hwkwumluhwuthun
Nelsons Point
place
Stz’uminus
no
Plants
sh(us) th’upsum
Coffin Point
place
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
kw’eyaw’us
Coffin Island
island
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
(sh)hwulhnuts
Evening Cove
place
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
(hw)qwtaaythun
Sharpe Point
place
Stz’uminus
no
Creatures
thuq’min
Sibell Bay and “Shell Beach” village
village
Stz’uminus
yes
Activity
shhwathuqun
Dunsmuir Islands in Ladysmith Harbour
island
Stz’uminus
no
Nanaimo River Place-Names
ti’tqumulu
Southeast end of Burleith Arm
place
Stz’uminus
no
Creatures
xutl ’nutstun
Walker Creek mouth and head of Ladysmith Harbour
creek
Stz’uminus
no
Descriptive
kwi’kwumluxw
Bush Creek area and Ivy Green Park
creek
Stz’uminus
no
Plants
hwsaakw’ um
Holland Creek and its mouth
body of water
Stz’uminus
no
Plants
tsuliltunum
Boat harbour between Reynolds Point and Flewett Point
