The word Lulu

[Bernard Schulmann]

I presume than that the name for the island Richmond BC sits on comes
from the Chinook word lu'lu (Lulu island)   Can anyone confirm this
and explain why?    The name for the island is rarely used as the
city of Richmond takes up most of the island.

Bernard in Victoria now
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>---- Original Message ----
>From: ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU
>To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: RE: 2005 Chinuk-Wawa Lu'lu, Victoria: dates?
>Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:19:56 -0400
>
>>Naika tlus tilikom,
>>
>>The 2005 Chinuk-Wawa Lu'lu (Chinook Gathering) is to be held here in
>>Victoria, BC.
>>
>>As the site coordinator (??), I'd been thinking of scheduling the
>Lu'lu to
>>overlap with the Salish conference next August...but it turns out
>that's
>>going to be held at Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver instead.
>>
>>Now that I've thought a little more, that seems just fine.  Another
>>gathering that definitely is happening in Victoria next summer is
>the
>>Stabilizing Indigenous Languages (StIL) conference.  This seems like
>a
>>better event to coordinate with, because (A) it's less linguisticky
>and (B)
>>way more people will be there.  Plus (C) there'll be a stronger
>emphasis on
>>actually using languages like Chinuk-Wawa instead of just
>researching
>>them.  And (D) there's a good chance that some of you on this list
>will be
>>presenting at StIL.
>>
>>The Stabilizing Ind Lgs conferences seem to happen in June, so this
>means
>>our Chinuk-Wawa Lu'lu would probably happen just before or just
>>afterwards...early or late June?
>>
>>I'm soliciting our listmembers' opinions on all this.  Tlus msaika
>wawa
>>naika ikta msaika tomtom.
>>
>>--Dave R.
>>
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