xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Proper Noun

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm sg or pl

  1. Synonym of Musqueam.
    • 2022 September 30, Akshay Kulkarni, “Musqueam Nation gives gift of new name for Vancouver's former Trutch Street”, in CBC News‎[1]:
      Four witnesses joined Grant on Friday as part of a ceremony on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — two from xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, təlnaq̓ə (tull-nah-kuh, also known as Alec Guerin) and mən̓eʔɬ (mun-eh-shl, also known as Johnny Louis), and two from the city, Mayor Kennedy Stewart and city manager Paul Mochrie.
    • 2025 February 24, “Bill 3 — Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025”, in Official Report of Debates (Hansard)‎[2], volume First Session, 43rd Parliament, number 7:
      I have always really appreciated, as I’ve worked with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ, the repeated teachings that I have had and practise I’ve had in pronunciation, the willingness from community to hear you say it wrong a few times before getting it right, that space for learning alongside one another.

Halkomelem

Proper Noun

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

  1. Musqueam.
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