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Úst̓i

Úst̓i proper noun: a surname from Heiltsuk.

Proper noun

Úst̓i

  1. A surname from Heiltsuk.
    • That's because officials say government systems can't currently incorporate the diacritic marks — the accents and symbols used to change the meaning and pronunciation of words — that Jess Úst̓i considers an essential part of her Indigenous surname.2021 July 8, Betsy Trumpener, “Heiltsuk woman unable to restore Indigenous surname on ID because system can't handle its spelling”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2021

Questions about Úst̓i

What does Úst̓i mean?
Úst̓i means a surname from Heiltsuk.
What part of speech is Úst̓i?
Úst̓i is a proper noun.

Words near Úst̓i in the dictionary

  1. Újpest
  2. Újszász
  3. Última Esperanza
  4. Únětice
  5. Ústí nad Labem
  6. Úst̓i
  7. û
  8. ü
  9. Ü-Tsang
  10. über
  11. über alles

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