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Places in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

hwkwumluhwuthun

Images

hwkwumluhwuthun
Photos of hwkwumluhwuthun taken by Heather Harris, October 2025. Pictured in the photo on the left is Elder George Seymour.

About

Name in Hul’q’umi’num’: hwkwumluhwuthun
Literal translation of the name in English:  “place with roots”
Geographical location/Alternative names: Nelsons Point
Geographical type: place
Coordinates: 48.994536, -123.758860
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Language

Hul’q’umi’num’ name: hwkwumluhwuthun
APA: xʷkʷəmləxʷaθən (Leslie, 1979:86)
Speaker:  George Seymour
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Morphological information: kwumluhw [√kwumluhw] root. (EW 29874)
Semantic Basis: Plants

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