SENCOTEN

See also: Sencoten and SENĆOŦEN

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Saanich SENĆOŦEN.

Proper noun

SENCOTEN

  1. Alternative form of SENĆOŦEN.
    • 2017 February 19, Sarah Petrescu, “Lost in translation: The Douglas treaties”, in Times Colonist‎[1]:
      He is Dave Elliott Sr.’s son and a widely respected teacher of the SENCOTEN language of the WSANEC peoples (Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tseycum and Tsawout). He will be one of the keynote speakers at the Douglas Treaties conference, sharing about pre-colonial ways of life, along with Nick Claxton, a Tsawout member and UVic professor who will speak about the resurgence of reef-net fishing.
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