Haíɫzaqvḷa

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk Haíɫzaqvḷa.

Proper noun

Haíɫzaqvḷa

  1. Synonym of Heiltsuk.
    • 2021 August 5, Gloria Dickie, “The Language of Bears: New research reveals a curious connection between British Columbia’s Indigenous language families, and the genetic variability of bears”, in Hakai Magazine‎[1], archived from the original on 18 August 2022:
      Along the central coast of British Columbia, grizzly bears go by many names. In the Sgüüx̣s language spoken by the Kitasoo Nation and the Sm’algyax language of the Gitga’at Nation, they are known as medi’ik. And in the Haíɫzaqvḷa, It7Nuxalkmc, ‘Wuik̓ala, and Xai’xais languages, bears are called nan. The reasons for such differences of language, new research suggests, may be similar to the reasons that grizzly groups differ genetically in the region.
    • 2023 February 18, Angela Steritt, “Reclaiming body sovereignty”, in CBC News‎[2], archived from the original on 19 March 2023:
      Being in the community also means their baby will hear their Haíɫzaqvḷa language in utero.
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