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'Na̱mg̱is

'Na̱mg̱is noun: 'Namgis.

Noun

'Na̱mg̱is sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) 'Namgis.
    • I fully support the ‘Na̱mg̱is negotiating a Land Claims agreement with the Federal and Provincial government in order to make the positive changes for the ‘Na̱mg̱is.2014 January, Bill Cranmer, “Message from Chief”, in K̓ala’mas ’Na̱mg̱is News, page 3
    • An example of an IPCA that did turn into a protected piece of land was the Gwa’ni with the ʼNa̱mg̱is Nation. They were really concerned about forestry and logging in their area, and there was a sense of urgency.2025 May 5, “Bill M211 — Zero-Emission Vehicles Repeal Act (continued)”, in Official Report of Debates (Hansard), page 2125

Origin of 'Na̱mg̱is

Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala 'Na̱mg̱is.

Questions about 'Na̱mg̱is

What does 'Na̱mg̱is mean?
'Na̱mg̱is means 'Namgis.
What part of speech is 'Na̱mg̱is?
'Na̱mg̱is is a noun.

Words near 'Na̱mg̱is in the dictionary

  1. 'nana
  2. 'nanas
  3. 'naner
  4. 'naners
  5. 'nation
  6. 'Na̱mg̱is
  7. 'neath
  8. 'Net
  9. 'nother
  10. 'nough
  11. 'ns

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: 'Na̱mg̱is (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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