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K’ala’ask

K’ala’ask proper noun: a male given name from Sm’algya̱x (Coast Tsimshian).

Proper noun

K’ala’ask

  1. A male given name from Sm’algya̱x (Coast Tsimshian)
    • Their child’s first name has special meaning related to Shaw’s traditional territory near Sayward, and his second name, K’ala’ask, means “river” in Sm’algyax.2023 March 30, Cindy E. Harnett, “Island parents win fight to put son's Indigenous name on birth certificate”, in Times Colonist, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2023

Questions about K’ala’ask

What does K’ala’ask mean?
K’ala’ask means a male given name from Sm’algya̱x (Coast Tsimshian).
What part of speech is K’ala’ask?
K’ala’ask is a proper noun.

Words near K’ala’ask in the dictionary

  1. Kʷənsəm
  2. K̂äxk̂är
  3. k͟h
  4. Kṛṣṇa
  5. Kṣitigarbha
  6. K’ala’ask
  7. l
  8. L clearance
  9. L clearances
  10. L cut
  11. L cuts

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