Category: Halalt (xul’eelt-hw)
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to p’a’tth’us Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “cradle board” Morphological information: p’a’tth’us [√p’etth’=as] cradle board APA transcription: p̓aʔt̓ᶿəs Semantic Basis: Manmade objects Source: CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.), Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Chemainus Bay – Bare Point (or Cradle Point) Region: Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) Place…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to pi’pun’um’ Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “little buried [place]” Morphological information: punum [√pun=m] bury APA transcription: piʔpən̓əm̓ Semantic Basis: Descriptive Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Area west of Mainguy Island and opposite Chemainus Reserve #7 Region: Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) Place type: Body of Water…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to silaqwa’ulh (stal’uw) Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: meaning not known Morphological information: sta’luw’ [s=√sta’luw’] river APA transcription: silaqʷaʔəł (stal̓əw) Semantic Basis: Unknown Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Chemainus River – Upper River and Mouth Region: Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) Place type: River GPS Coordinates (latitude,…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to xulel’t-hw Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “marked/painted houses” Morphological information: sxuxil’ [s=√xul’=STA] marked (e.g., tatooed, painted) APA transcription: x̌əlel̓tx̌ʷ Semantic Basis: Manmade objects Source: Rozen, CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.), Cow Tribe Dict. (Hukari/Peter), Quw’utsun Cat. Dict. Note: From Hellelt (Jenness field notes): “North End of…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to hwts’usi’ Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “go [in-] between” Morphological information: APA transcription: xʷc̓əsiʔ Semantic Basis: Directions Source: Rozen, CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.) Note: Tsussie (Royal Commission 1916, 1:297) Geographical Information Location in English: Tsussie (Stz’uminus Reserve #6); Bonsall Creek Region: Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) – not…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to skw’aakw’nus Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “facing over” or “laying down” Morphological information: APA transcription: sk̓ʷa:k̓ʷnəs ~ sk̓ʷək̓ʷən̓aʔəs Semantic Basis: Directions Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Big Sicker Mountain and/or Little Sicker Mountain Region: Quw’utsun (quw’utsun), Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) Place type: Mountain GPS Coordinates…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to kw’i’im Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: meaning not known Morphological information: perhaps from kw’i’ [√kw’i’] climb APA transcription: k̓ʷiʔim Semantic Basis: Unknown Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Sicker Mountains: one or both mountains Region: Quw’utsun (quw’utsun), Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) Place type: Mountain GPS Coordinates…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to hwkwetsum Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “falling into water” Morphological information: kwetsum [√kwtsu=m] scream, holler, yell, shout APA transcription: xʷkʷecəm Semantic Basis: Descriptive Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Davis Lagoon, Mouth of Stocking Creek Region: Halalt (xul’eelt-hw) Place type: Body of Water, Creek,…
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Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to sun’uw’nets Place name pronounced by: George Seymour Literal translation in English: “go inside to bottom end” Morphological information: sun’iw’ [s=√nuw’=STA] in, inside APA transcription: sən̓əw̓nec Semantic Basis: Directions Source: CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.), Rozen Note: Sun-now-netz (Cryer n.d.) “fresh water behind houses” Geographical Information Location in English: Chemainus Harbour and…
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