musqueam

/ˈmʌskwiəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

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"The xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Indian Band has gifted a new name to a street in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood — Musqueamview Street in English and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm in the Nation's hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. […] yəχʷyaχʷələq (Wayne Sparrow), chief of the Musqueam First Nation, spoke at a ceremony that saw Trutch Street renamed to Musqueamview Street in Vancouver on Sept. 30."

From Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌskwiəm/.

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From Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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