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Lekwungen

Lekwungen noun: a member of a Native American people from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the United States. Also the dialect of the Northern Straits Salish language spoken by this people.

Noun

Lekwungen sg or pl (plural Lekwungen)

  1. (plural, singular) A member of a Native American people from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the United States.
    • The Victoria Foundation also unveiled its new brand identity, a fresh look that emphasizes the foundation’s commitment to the community. Key to the brand is an Indigenous companion logo, created by artist Bradley Dick, who is Lekwungen, Ditidaht, and Da’naxada’xw, with decades of experience making...2025 September 28, Sandra Richardson, “Sandra Richardson: A new brand of reconciliation”, in Times Colonist

Also used as

Lekwungen is also the dialect of the Northern Straits Salish language spoken by this people.

Forms of Lekwungen

pluralLekwungen

Questions about Lekwungen

What does Lekwungen mean?
Lekwungen means a member of a Native American people from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the United States.
What part of speech is Lekwungen?
Lekwungen is a noun.
What is the plural of Lekwungen?
The plural of Lekwungen is Lekwungen.

Words near Lekwungen in the dictionary

  1. leks
  2. leku
  3. lekvar
  4. lekvars
  5. Lekwiltok
  6. Lekwungen
  7. lekythi
  8. lekythia
  9. lekythion
  10. lekythoi
  11. lekythos

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