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kikili (hole)
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:kekeele
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a large semisubterranean winter dwelling formerly used by certain Indian tribes, a typical example being 10-12 feet deep and 25-40 feet in diameter, covered with split logs and a layer of mud, and accommodating 12-15 persons.
See: keekwil(l)ie (house)
Quotations
1958
Close examination of this old village before it was destroyed revealed numerous winter houses "Ke-ke-e-le."
1963
In the old days . . . they [Chilcotin Indians] lived underground in community dwellings called kikiliholes--a type of which has been in use in quite recent times among their relatives the Carriers.