Wsanec

See also: WSANEC and W̱SÁNEĆ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Saanich W̱SÁNEĆ.

Noun

Wsanec sg or pl

  1. Alternative form of W̱SÁNEĆ.
    • 2013 May 26, Judith Lavoie, “Mount Newton, known as Lau,Welnew to First Nations, next on name-change list”, in Times Colonist‎[1]:
      Mount Newton is next on the list of Greater Victoria landmarks that First Nations want to see restored to their traditional names. The Saanich, or Wsanec, tribes know the mountain as Lau,Welnew, which means place of refuge in the Sencoten language. […] “When they came down they were called the emerging people and that’s where the name Wsanec came from.”
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