Lekwiltok
English
Alternative forms
- Laich-kwil-tach, Laichwiltach
- Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, Liǧʷiłdaʔx̌ʷ, Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ, Ligwildaxw (Canada)
- Lig̱wiłda'x̱w, Ligwilda'xw (Canada)
- Liqwiltokw
Etymology
From Kwak'wala Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ.
Noun
Lekwiltok (plural Lekwiltoks or Lekwiltok)
- A group of First Nations (Wei Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, Kwiakah) based on the east coast of Vancouver Island and Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada, historically also on the mainland coast.
- 1984, Barry M. Gough, Gunboat Frontier: British Maritime Authority and Northwest Coast Indians, 1846-1890, University of British Columbia Press, page 130:
- Cape Mudge also marked the southern extremity of the Kwakiutl, the home of the Lekwiltok or, more commonly a century ago, the Yaculta.
- 2002, Jan Peterson, Black Diamond City: Nanaimo, the Victorian Era, Heritage House, page 53:
- For a time nothing happened, then one day the Lekwiltoks arrived in force. At first the white settlers were not too afraid. They usually stayed out of tribal disputes and knew the authority of the HBC protected them.
Synonyms
- Eucaltaw
- Euclataw
- Yaculta
- Yuculta