kwa’mutsun ~ kwukwmatsiin | Quamichan village


Linguistic Information

  • Place name pronounced by: Ruby Peter
  • Literal translation in English: “hunchback/hump on back”
  • Morphological information: kwakwma’tsiin’ [√kwam’=utsun=RDP] “hunchback, a name”
  • APA transcription: kʷam̓əcən ~ kʷəkʷmaci:n
  • Semantic Basis: Creatures
  • Source: Rozen, CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.), Cow Tribe Dict. (Hukari/Peter), Quw’utsun Cat. Dict.
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Geographical Information

  • Location in English: Quamichan village
  • Region: Quw’utsun (quw’utsun) – Quamichan
  • Place type: Village
  • GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 48.777435, -123.668421
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