Ligwildaxw

See also: Liǧʷiłdaxʷ, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, and Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Ligwildaxw sg or pl

  1. Anglicised spelling of Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ.
    • 2024 July 3, Alistair Taylor, “Indigenous protection and conservation area created in Loughborough Inlet”, in Campbell River Mirror‎[1], archived from the original on 17 September 2025, page 45:
      Dancers and speeches marked the occasion and Ligwildaxw Elder and Wei Wai Kum councillor Lorraine Henderson read a declaration to the Big House.
    • 2025, “Sonny Assu”, in Heritage House Publishing:
      Sonny Assu is a Ligwildaxw Kwakwaka’wakw contemporary artist known for combining traditional visual elements of his Northwest Coast heritage with emblems of colonialism and Western consumer culture.
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