yuxwula’us | Telegraph Harbour and village there


Linguistic Information

  • Place name pronounced by: Ruby Peter
  • Literal translation in English: “place having bald eagles”
  • Morphological information: yuxwule’ [√yuxwule’] eagle: bald eagle
  • APA transcription: yəx̌ʷəlaʔəs
  • Semantic Basis: Creatures
  • Source: Rozen, Kuper Island article, CNN Dict. (Gerdts et al.), Cow Tribe Dict. (Hukari/Peter)
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Geographical Information

  • Location in English: Telegraph Harbour and village there
  • Region: Gulf Islands – Penelakut Island
  • Place type: Village, Harbour
  • GPS Coordinates (latitude, longitude): 48.96925510683298, -123.66230041610403
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