χʷɛmaɬku

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Comox χʷɛmaɬku.

Proper Noun

χʷɛmaɬku

  1. Synonym of Homalco.
    • 2025 January, “Now You Know Me: Seeing the Unhidden Truth in Settler Colonialism”, in SFU Public Square‎[1]:
      k'ʷunəmɛn Joe Gallagher is Coast Salish from the ɬaʔəmen (Tla’amin) Nation. His mom Ann was from the χʷɛmaɬku (Homalco) Nation, and his father Norman was also from the ɬaʔəmen (Tla’amin) Nation. Both ɬaʔəmen (Tla’amin) and χʷɛmaɬku (Homalco) are part of the Ey7á7juuthem(EYE-a-jooth-um) speaking people which also includes the ƛohos (Klahoose) and θaɬaθtuxʷ (K'ómoks) Peoples, and who’s rich territory is the northernmost part of the overall Coast Salish territory.

Comox

Noun

χʷɛmaɬku

  1. alternative spelling of χʷɛmaɬkʷu.

Usage notes

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