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leey’qsun | Valdes Island: Shingle Point Village
Linguistic Information
- Place name pronounced by: Wayne Charlie
- Literal translation in English: “Douglas fir point” or “fir-bark point”
- Morphological information: [√leey’=qsun] uqsun ~ qsun “nose, point (of land)”
- APA transcription: le:yʔqsən
- Semantic Basis: Plants
- Source: Rozen, Valdes Map, Cow Tribe Dict. (Hukari/Peter)
- Note: Lyacksun (Jenness field notes)
Geographical Information
- Location in English: Valdes Island: Shingle Point Village
- Region: Gulf Islands – Valdes Island
- Place type: Point, Village
- GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 49.041223707312746, -123.64345362906985
- Map: Click to view in Google Map
- Note:
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