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Ahousaht

Ahousaht noun: a member of a First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Noun

Ahousaht (plural Ahousahts or Ahousaht)

  1. A member of a First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
    • Through warfare and amalgamation with other groups, including the Otsosaht, Kelsemaht, and Manhousaht, their traditional territory now encompasses a large area in the heart of Clayoquot Sound covering Vargas and Flores Islands and up Herbert, Shelter, and Sydney Inlets. Early in the nineteenth...2014, Margaret Horsefield, Tofino and Clayoquot Sound : a history, Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, page 24

Forms of Ahousaht

pluralAhousahts
pluralAhousaht
alternative formAhousat
alternative Canadaʕaaḥuusʔatḥ
alternative Canadaʔaaḥuusʔatḥ
alternative Canadaaaḥuusʔatḥ

Origin of Ahousaht

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

Questions about Ahousaht

What does Ahousaht mean?
Ahousaht means a member of a First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
What part of speech is Ahousaht?
Ahousaht is a noun.
What is the plural of Ahousaht?
The plural of Ahousaht is Ahousahts.

Words near Ahousaht in the dictionary

  1. ahools
  2. ahorse
  3. ahorseback
  4. AHOs
  5. Ahous
  6. Ahousaht
  7. Ahousahts
  8. Ahousat
  9. Ahousats
  10. ahoy
  11. ahoy-hoy

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