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qiłcmaʔatḥ

qiłcmaʔatḥ noun: ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Keltsmaht.

Noun

qiłcmaʔatḥ sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Keltsmaht.
    • n̓aasʔałuk (John Rampanen) (ʕaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) and qiłcmaʔatḥ (Keltsmaht) ancestry) comes from within the nuučaan̓uł (Nuu-chah-nulth) territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.2021 June 28, “Meet the 2021 Cohort of NDN Changemaker Fellows”, in NDN Collective, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2025
    • My name is ḥaakwayiih siičamałn̓i. On my father’s side I am Nuuchanulth and come from the siičamałn̓i family in ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ, the Marshall family in qiłcmaʔatḥ and I am also a part of the house of hašsaatḥ in Ahousat. On my mother’s side, I am Coast Salish and hupač̓asatḥ. I come from the Point...2023 December 14, “Skwachàys Artists Exhibition in Vancouver at Science World”, in Do604, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2025

Origin of qiłcmaʔatḥ

From Nootka qiłcmaʔatḥ, from qiłcma + -ʔatḥ (“people”).

Questions about qiłcmaʔatḥ

What does qiłcmaʔatḥ mean?
Qiłcmaʔatḥ means ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Keltsmaht.
What part of speech is qiłcmaʔatḥ?
Qiłcmaʔatḥ is a noun.

Words near qiłcmaʔatḥ in the dictionary

  1. qiyan
  2. qiyans
  3. qiyas
  4. Qizilbash
  5. Qizilbashes
  6. qiłcmaʔatḥ
  7. QKD
  8. QL
  9. QLC
  10. QLCs
  11. QLD

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