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Places of the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

Category: Malahat (mel’uxulh)

  • quye’ | Mill Bay

    Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to quye’ Place name pronounced by: Ernie Rice Literal translation in English: possibly “wolf” Morphological information: stuqeeye’ [s=√tuqeeyu’] wolf APA transcription: qəyeʔ Semantic Basis: Creatures Source: Rozen Note: Quw’utsun Cat. Dict. calls this Cherry Point. Geographical Information Location in English: Mill Bay Region: Malahat (mel’uxulh) Place type: Bay GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude):…

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  • sqw’a’thun | Mill Bay: mouth of Shawnigan Creek

    Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to sqw’a’thun Place name pronounced by: Wayne Charlie Literal translation in English: meaning not known Morphological information: APA transcription: sq̓ʷaʔθən Semantic Basis: Unknown Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Mill Bay: mouth of Shawnigan Creek Region: Malahat (mel’uxulh) Place type: Bay, River GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 48.65555923059672, -123.55774402379457 Map: Click…

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  • mel’uxulh | Malahat Ridge, Malahat Reserve and Residents

    Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to mel’uxulh Place name pronounced by: Bill Seward Literal translation in English: “caterpillars” Morphological information: mumuxelh [√muxelh=RDP] caterpillar APA transcription: mel̓əx̌əł Semantic Basis: Creatures Source: Rozen, CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.), Cow Tribe Dict. (Hukari/Peter) Note: Malakut (Jenness n.d., field notes); ‘Malaha’ means ‘infested with caterpillars’ (Paterson 2005). Geographical Information Location in…

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  • hwtsetl’um’ulhp | Goldstream River and Provincial Park

    Linguistic Information ▶ Listen to hwtsetl’um’ulhp Place name pronounced by: Wayne Charlie Literal translation in English: “jump tree/bush” Morphological information: APA transcription: xʷceƛ̓əm̓əłp Semantic Basis: Plants Source: Rozen Note: Geographical Information Location in English: Goldstream River and Provincial Park Region: Malahat (mel’uxulh) Place type: River GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 48.479938910458046, -123.5484611186141 Map: Click to view in…

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