hwq’uxminum ~ q’uxminum | Cowichan River site: one km above sunitsus
Linguistic Information
Place name pronounced by: Wayne Charlie
Literal translation in English: “place having Indian consumption plant”
Morphological information: [√q’ux=min] consumption seeds, used like incense (burn them when purifying a house; size of sunflower seeds but flat, striped and have nice smell)
APA transcription: xʷq̓əx̌minəm ~ q̓əx̌minəm
Semantic Basis: Plants
Source: Rozen
Note: Could be the current day Garry Oak Meadow.
Geographical Information
Location in English: Cowichan River site: one km above sunitsus
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