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Heewow

Dictionary entry

Heewow • pn • a house in Rek'woy

Lexicon record # 4524 | Source reference: LA16-8
Semantic domain: place names

Other places in the Rek'woy area: Hehlkue Serr, Hop'ew, Hop'ew Puel 'We-Roy, Hop'ew 'We-Roy, Prgeesh 'O Chyeguuekw', Pueleek Serrnery, Rek'woy, Tmery 'We-Roy, Wechpues, Wehlkwew, 'Yoch Legaay, 'O Kegep, 'O Kneget, 'O Kwegoh 'O Ket'oh, 'O Men, 'O Men Heepuer, 'O Men 'We-Roy, 'O Regos, 'O Schegep', 'R Hlerger'

Sentence example (1)

  1. Kohchew keech 'o choomoyhl 'o neskwechokw' 'ue-me'loh mehl kue Heewow 'o tek 'o'lehl 'o Rek'woy nue 'we-chpegar', To's wee 'no-'o'hl keech kee 'na-'ahspee'moh 'emkee weet kee 'ne-soo 'e'gah?
    Six days passed and a relative of his came from the house at Hiwow in Requa, and asked, May we now drink at home, and eat as we usually do?

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)