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Miyamus is the nickname given to Ma-ma-oo’s sister, Eunice. “Miyamus” is a Haisla word that means “pain in the ass.” Ma-ma-oo remembers Mimayus as a beautiful and flirtatious girl who left Kitamaat to work at a cannery in Namu. She died when the boat she was riding to a nearby town for her boyfriend’s birthday party and the boat was caught up in one of the Douglas Channel’s infamous whirlwinds.
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Mimayus (Eunice) Character Timeline in Monkey Beach
The timeline below shows where the character Mimayus (Eunice) appears in Monkey Beach. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: The Song of Your Breath
...extra-sweet berries with white duff), sya’konalh (“real” blueberries), and mimayus (the extra wonderful, extra-hard-to-find ones). Mimayus means “pain in the ass,” and Ma-ma-oo tells Lisa the family gave this nickname to...
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...looking through her Ma-ma-oo’s box of old, unsorted family photos. She remembers finding one of Mimayus and another of Mom, Dad, and Mick from high school. She becomes deeply interested in...
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...night while they go to a dance. Ma-ma-oo entertains Lisa with stories of her great-aunt Mimayus, who loved to dance the jitterbug because it showed off glimpses of her pretty underwear....
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