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Glu'gwalus
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English
Etymology
en :bor kwk:ugʷaləs +
Proper noun
en historical en locale on a mountain around inlet/Loughborough Inlet in modern-day prov/British Columbia c/Canada traditionally claimed as the place of origin of the uəgʷala clan of the K̓uməʔenux̌ʷ.en 1994 Robert Galois Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw settlements, 1775-1920 :a geographical analysis and gazetteer Vancouver; Seattle UBC Press; University of Washington Press 0-7748-0397-5 249
en 1994 Robert Galois Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw settlements, 1775-1920 :a geographical analysis and gazetteer Vancouver; Seattle UBC Press; University of Washington Press 0-7748-0397-5 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. 244
en 2008 Jeanette Taylor Tidal passages :a history of the Discovery Islands Madeira Park, BC Harbour Publishing 978-1-55017-435-9 241 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.”
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