Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tla-o-qui-aht

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: tla-o-qui-aht
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, from the area around Tofino Inlet, Kennedy Lake and the Esowista Peninsula.

Example Sentences

"The Tla-o-qui-aht (Clayoquot) First Nation, located in the souther end of Clayoquot Sound, took shape from an alliance of smaller groups, many originally living around Kennedy Lake. The word “Tla-o-qui-aht” translates as “people of different tribes” and also as “people of Clayoqua (Tla-o-qua),” an area of the Kennedy Lake system. Their traditional territory covers the land around Kennedy Lake and Kennedy River, as well as Tofino Inlet, Esowista Peninsula, the islands offshore, and Mears Island."

Etymology

From Nootka ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ, from ƛaʔuukʷi + -ʔatḥ.

Word Breakdown

Root: ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ
Suffix: ƛaʔuukʷi

Inflected Forms

Clayoquot (alternative) Tlaoquiaht (alternative) ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (alternative, Canada)

Questions

What does tla-o-qui-aht mean?: A First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, from the area around Tofino Inlet, Kennedy Lake and the Esowista Peninsula.
Where does tla-o-qui-aht come from?: From Nootka ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ, from ƛaʔuukʷi + -ʔatḥ.

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