swuq’us | Mount Prevost


Linguistic Information

  • Place name pronounced by: Wayne Charlie
  • Literal translation in English: “one with something stuck on face/in head”
  • Morphological information: swuq’us [s=√wuq’us] this was the name of the little dog belonging to the first ancestor
  • APA transcription: swəq̓əs
  • Semantic Basis: Human body and functions
  • Source: Rozen
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Geographical Information

  • Location in English: Mount Prevost
  • Region: Quw’utsun (quw’utsun) – Mount Prevost
  • Place type: Mountain
  • GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 48.833184994505594, -123.76418711600218
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