Qw'ó:ntl'an

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem Qw'ó:ntl'an.

Proper noun

Qw'ó:ntl'an sg or pl

  1. Synonym of Kwantlen.
    • 2011, “Sapperton Landing Park”, in Parks & Recreation History of Park Sites and Facilities‎[1], page 97:
      The Qw’ó:ntl’an (Kwantlen), which means noble or high born, was one of the ancient tribes of the Stó:lô claiming the site of New Westminster as its ancestral home. At the beginning of time the transformer is said to have turned the original people living here into wolves and sent them into the woods, giving this land to the Qw’ó:ntl’an.
    • 2023 December 14, Audrey T. Lin, et al., “The History of Coast Salish ‘Woolly Dogs’ Revealed by Ancient Genomics and Indigenous Knowledge”, in Science‎[2], volume 382, number 6676, →DOI, pages 1303-1308:
      High-status Qw’ó:ntl’an women are an example of those who trace their lineages from the woolly dog at a time when all beings were one family.

Halkomelem

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Qw'ó:ntl'an

  1. Kwantlen.
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