Other Helkomelem words from Jargon

[Bernard Schulmann]

Halkomelem are located around the strait of Georgia.   On Vancouver  
Island they are in the area from Cowichan to Nanaimo.   On the  
mainland they are along the Fraser as far as Hope.   They are a  
Salishan group.

They split in three main groupings, Up River, Down River and Island.

Bernard

Quoting Scott Tyler <s.tylermd at COMCAST.NET>:

> Hi,  nice addition!
> I am from Neah Bay WA on the tip of Olympic Peninsula across from
> Victoria BC and south of PacheenatX and DitidatX and Port Renfrew.
> Where Halkomelem located? On the coast? Inland BC?
> Scott
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>> coat = kupo'o;
>> kulupo'o = coats;
>> ki'kupo'o = little coat;
>> moosmusallh = calf (where -allh indicates the young of);
>> poos and pish = cat;
>> kwusho'o = pig;
>> lumuto'o = sheep;
>> mawuch and smuyuth = deer
>> supli'l = bread
>> shookwu = snack, teatime
>> 'ikchum = hankerchief
>>
>> http://www.snuneymuxw.ca/hulqclothing.htm
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