ḥiškʷii

Nootka

Etymology

John Thomas (1977) Nootkan Band Names suggest "people of unity", from hišuk (“all”), but it doesn’t start with the same consonant.[1]

Proper noun

ḥiškʷii

  1. Hesqui (a village in British Columbia, Canada)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Adam Werle (February 2010), “Native names of Westcoast Tribes Part 1: the Meanings of Tribal Names”, in Huu-ay-aht Uyaqhmis‎[1], number 17
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