Name: Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House) by University of Victoria
Duration: 7 s

Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House): Spoken by Seniemten Dr. Elmer George, member of the Songhees Nation and lək̓ʷəŋən language keeper.
(Pronounced “Chooqw-ngeen ay-lung”)

Songhees and Esquimalt Nations gave UVic permission to use the lək̓ʷəŋən names of a village site and a larger geographical region and the Peoples who lived there, for the two new student and housing buildings. 

The first of the new student housing and dining buildings, started in 2019 and completed in 2022, is called Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House), the name given to the territory that is now Oak Bay, and the Peoples who lived there.

UVic thanks and honours Seniemten for permission to use these names, and to linguist Andrew Cienski for his work to accurately spell and record Seniemten speaking the lək̓ʷəŋən names.

Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House)

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Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House)

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