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ID: 215
Longitude: -61.4959
Latitude: 55.9700
Pronunciation: tu:ma:pe-na:twa:ʃu:
Translation: Late Tuma Lake
Feature: lake
Explanation:
Named after the late Tuma who used to fish at this lake often, in the winter. This Tuma was Shushep Tuma's father, a man originally from Mingan, who came to Labrador with his parents as a child. Tuma's father was called Nutamikuesh ('Pudgy Face') or Maniteu ('Stranger') and his mother was Katinen or Penenu. The Sheshatshiu Innu called her Ekuanitshishkueu ('Woman from Mingan').
Named after the late Tuma who used to fish at this lake often, in the winter. This Tuma was Shushep Tuma's father, a man originally from Mingan, who came to Labrador with his parents as a child. Tuma's father was called Nutamikuesh ('Pudgy Face') or Maniteu ('Stranger') and his mother was Katinen or Penenu. The Sheshatshiu Innu called her Ekuanitshishkueu ('Woman from Mingan').