qiłcmaʔatḥ

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

qiłcmaʔatḥ sg or pl

1. ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Keltsmaht.
   • 2021 June 28, “Meet the 2021 Cohort of NDN Changemaker Fellows”, in NDN Collective‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 September 2025:

     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.

   • 2023 December 14, “Skwachàys Artists Exhibition in Vancouver at Science World”, in Do604‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 September 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 family in snuneymuxw and am a part of the earthquake house in hupač̓asatḥ

• qiłcmaʔtḥ

From qiłcma +‎ -ʔatḥ.

qiłcmaʔatḥ

1. Keltsmaht, Kelsemaht.^[1]
   • 2024, Cara McKenna, translated by n̓aasʔałuk (John Rampanen), naʔiiq ḥaaḥuupač̓akuk ʔuḥʔiiš neeʔa ƛ̓ixʷa‎^[3], Canadian Geographic, translation of Uncle teaching and auntie laughter, page 2:

     n̓aasʔałuk histaqšiƛʔiš ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ, qiłcmaʔatḥ, manuusʔatḥ, ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ ʔuḥʔiiš suomi mułmumc. hiy̓atḥʔiš maaqtusiis ʔukwink łuucmaak waakiitusis ʔaḥʔaaʔaƛitqʔał ʔaƛakwał t̓aatneeʔis ʔuḥʔiiš qacc̓ap̓it wiiwiiʔu.

     n̓aasʔałuk (John Rampanen) is from Ahousaht, Keltsmaht, Manhousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht and Finnish ancestry. He currently lives in Ahousaht territory with his wife Waakiitusis (Nitanis Desjarlais) together they have eight children and three nephews that they have adopted.^{[Nootka 1]}