kelsemaht
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A First Nation group, now amalgamated with the Ahousaht, based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Example Sentences
- "Through warfare and amalgamation with other groups, including the Otsosaht, Kelsemaht, and Manhousaht, their traditional territory now encompasses a large area in the heart of Clayoquot Sound covering Vargas and Flores Islands and up Herbert, Shelter, and Sydney Inlets. Early in the nineteenth century, the Ahousahts established their main village, Maaqtusiis (Marktosis), on the east side of Flores Island. Their twenty-four reserves, ranging in size from 2 to 116 hectares, make up a total of 565.6 hectares. The Ahousaht are the largest Nuu-chah-nulth tribe on the west coast, with a current population of some 2,000; approximately 800 live within Ahousaht territory."
Inflected Forms
Keltsmaht (alternative, Canada)
qiłcmaʔatḥ (alternative, Canada)