Glu'gwalus

proper noun

A locale on a mountain around Loughborough Inlet, in modern-day British Columbia, Canada, traditionally claimed as the place of origin of the Ꟛuꟛəgʷala clan of the K̓uməʔenux̌ʷ.

OriginKwak'wala Ꟛugʷaləs →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA locale on a mountain around Loughborough Inlet, in modern-day British Columbia, Canada, traditionally claimed as the place of origin of the Ꟛuꟛəgʷala clan of the K̓uməʔenux̌ʷ.

    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.

    1994, Robert Galois, Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw settlements, 1775-1920 :a geographical analysis and gazetteer, Vancouver; Seattle: UBC Press; University of Washington Press, →ISBN, page 244
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    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.”

    2008, Jeanette Taylor, Tidal passages :a history of the Discovery Islands, Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, →ISBN, page 241

Origin

  1. Kwak'walaꟚugʷaləs
  2. Kwak'walaꟚugʷaləs
  3. EnglishGlu'gwalus

Borrowed from Kwak'wala Ꟛugʷaləs.

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APA

Glu'gwalus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glu'gwalus

MLA

“Glu'gwalus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glu'gwalus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glu'gwalus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glu'gwalus.

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