Glu'gwalus

English

Proper noun

Glu'gwalus

  1. (historical) Alternative spelling of Ꟛugʷaləs, Place of origin the Ꟛuꟛəgʷala clan of the K̓uməʔenux̌ʷ on a mountain on the Loughborough Inlet.[1]
    • 1994, Robert Galois, Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw settlements, 1775-1920 : a geographical analysis and gazetteer, Vancouver; Seattle: UBC Press; University of Washington Press, →ISBN, page 244:
      According to James Smith, the Komenox originated at “Glu’gwalus,” a mountain on Loughborough Inlet, to the north of Haydon Bay. Their territory extended around Loughborough Inlet.
    • 2008, Jeanette Taylor, Tidal passages : a history of the Discovery Islands, Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, →ISBN, page 241:
      Maqualahgulees and his brothers Za’ga-use, Za-kul-lath’ and Zak-ate’ went back to the foot of the mountain they now called Glu’gwalus to bring home the treasures from the cave.”

References

  1. ^ Robert Galois (1994), Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw settlements, 1775-1920 : a geographical analysis and gazetteer, Vancouver; Seattle: UBC Press; University of Washington Press, →ISBN, page 249
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