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H̓áust̓i

H̓áust̓i proper noun: a surname from Heiltsuk, variant of Housty.

Proper noun

H̓áust̓i

  1. A surname from Heiltsuk, variant of Housty.
    • 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 H̓áust̓i considers an essential part of her Indigenous surname. […] "It's particularly frustrating for me...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 10 Dec 2024

Origin of H̓áust̓i

Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk H̓áust̓i.

Questions about H̓áust̓i

What does H̓áust̓i mean?
H̓áust̓i means a surname from Heiltsuk, variant of Housty.
What part of speech is H̓áust̓i?
H̓áust̓i is a proper noun.

Words near H̓áust̓i in the dictionary

  1. Hűvösvölgy
  2. Hưng Yên
  3. Hǫðr
  4. hən'q'əmin'əm'
  5. hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
  6. H̓áust̓i
  7. Hạ Long
  8. Hạ Long Bay
  9. Hải An
  10. Hải Dương
  11. Hải Phòng

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