mamaloos(h) [< Chinook Jargon memaloost < Chinook memalust die, dead] Pacific Coast DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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v. adj.
die; kill; dead; dying.
- Many small islands in British Columbia are locally known as "Mamaloos Island," having been used as burial grounds. "Deadman's Island," off Stanley Park in Vancouver, is one of them.