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ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ

ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ noun: ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Ahousaht.

Noun

ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Ahousaht.
    • This agreement really signified a change in the relationship between ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ and B.C. Parks. It opened up an opportunity for them to learn about each other, and, most importantly, for B.C. Parks to begin to increase its awareness around the traditional values of the ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation and...2025 February 25, “Bill 3 — Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025 (continued)”, in Official Report of Debate (Hansard), volume 43, number 8, archived from the original on 12 Sep...
    • We are sending our healing and loving prayers to our ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ brothers, sisters, leadership, staff and all Survivors of these institutions and those who never made it home.2024 April 11, Open Letter from Tseshaht First Nation’s Elected Chief Councillor (Wahmeesh) Ken Watts

Origin of ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ

Unadapted borrowing from Nootka ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ, from ʕaaḥuus (“Ahous, village near Ahous Bay on the western coast of Vargas Island”) + -ʔatḥ (“people”).

Questions about ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ

What does ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ mean?
ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ means ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Ahousaht.
What part of speech is ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ?
ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ is a noun.

Words near ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ in the dictionary

  1. ʔaq̓am
  2. ʔayʔajuθəm
  3. ʔayʔaǰuθəm
  4. ʔEniyud
  5. ʔEsdilagh
  6. ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ
  7. ʜ
  8. ʟ-dopa
  9. ʳᵈ
  10. ʹ
  11. ʻakepa

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