Kwantlen
Kwantlen noun: any member of a branch of the Sto꞉lo people living in the Fort Langley and McMillan Island area of British Columbia.
Noun
Kwantlen pl (plural only)
- Any member of a branch of the Sto꞉lo people living in the Fort Langley and McMillan Island area of British Columbia.
- She and 24 other educators in the MEd cohort spent only one day in the classroom during the two-year program. The rest of their classes were held in natural settings off-campus that included q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie) and q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen) First Nations lands where they learned from Indigenous elders...2019 October 1, Diane Lucow, “MEd grad ready to reinvent her approach to teaching”, in Faculty of Education - Simon Fraser University
Forms of Kwantlen
| alternative form | q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Qw'ó:ntl'an |
| alternative form | Qw'ó:ltl'el |
Origin of Kwantlen
Borrowed from Halkomelem q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓.
Questions about Kwantlen
- What does Kwantlen mean?
- Kwantlen means any member of a branch of the Sto꞉lo people living in the Fort Langley and McMillan Island area of British Columbia.
- What part of speech is Kwantlen?
- Kwantlen is a noun.
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