χʷɛmaɬku

Meanings

proper noun

Synonym of Homalco.
1 more example
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.
2025 January 29, “Now You Know Me: Seeing the Unhidden Truth in Settler Colonialism”, in SFU Public Square
Synonyms: Homalco

proper nounSynonym of Homalco.

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Unadapted borrowing from Comox χʷɛmaɬku.

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APA

χʷɛmaɬku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CF%87%CA%B7%C9%9Bma%C9%ACku

MLA

“χʷɛmaɬku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CF%87%CA%B7%C9%9Bma%C9%ACku. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “χʷɛmaɬku,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CF%87%CA%B7%C9%9Bma%C9%ACku.