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Meanings of Musqueam ancestral names: the Capilano tradition
Academic Work
This paper explores the meanings of Musqueam (Salish) ancestral names, in particular, th ehistory and meaning of the name qiyeplenexw. Anglicized, and widely used, as "Capilano," its historical origins, morphology, and semantics have not been discussed. We suggest, examining evidence from (i) Musqueam traditional oral teachings and (ii) the internal morphological strucutre of this name, that "qiyəplenəxw" is built on the stem [qiyəp] or [qeyəp] followed by an onomastic lexical suffix (LS) [=lenəxw]. The Musqueam language has a set of LSs which are used with male names, and a separate set which are used with femal enames (cf. Suttles (2004:318-319)). Our paper includes related derivatives of the name qiyəplénəxw as well as the linage of the Musqueam men who have carried this name. The recovery of the meaning of ancestral names is an important aspect in the recovery of language, culture and identity.
AW.00010
2004
Language and Linguistics
UBC Working Papers in Linguistics Press
International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages, 39,
International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages, 39,
Working Papers
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