Lig̱wiłda'x̱w

See also: Ligwilda'xw

English

Etymology

From Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala Lig̱wiłda'x̱w (U'mista spelling).

Noun

Lig̱wiłda'x̱w sg or pl

  1. U'mista spelling of Lekwiltok.
    • 2024, Marie Mauzé, “Lig̱wiłda’x̱w Expansion into Northern Coast Salish Lands in the Nineteenth Century”, in Moshe Rapaport, Salish Archipelago‎[1], Canberra: ANU Press:
      The territorial expansion of the Lig̱wiłda’x̱w is a phenomenon unmatched in scope and speed when compared to other population movements of the Pacific Northwest after first contact.
    • 2023 March 1, “Bringer of Light: A Conversation with N’alaga”, in Mountain Life‎[2]:
      N’alag̱a / Kaaw Kuuna (Avis O’Brien), was born in Alert Bay, B.C. She belongs to the Kaa’was Staa’stas Eagle Clan from the Village of K’yuusda in Haida Gwaii and the Giga̱l’ǥa̱m Namima of the Lig̱wiłda’x̱w people from Cape Mudge, one of the 18 Tribes of the Kwakwaka’wakw.

Kwak'wala

Alternative forms

Noun

Lig̱wiłda'x̱w

  1. Lekwiltok

References

  • “Lig̱wiłda'x̱w”, in Dictionary | Kwak̓wala | FirstVoices‎[3], 17 September 2025 (last accessed)
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