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
  • Region: Quw’utsun (quw’utsun) – Cowichan River
  • Place type: River
  • GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 48.77749400510337, -123.9421096861957
  • Map: Click to view in Google Map
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