Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tlowitsis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tlow-it-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A First Nation of Vancouver Island, based around Nenagwas, south of Campbell River, traditionally based around Turnour Island, British Columbia, part of the Kwakwaka'wakw.

Example Sentences

"Since the school closed in Kalagwee on Turnour Island in the 1960s and members left the settlement, the Tlowitsis have been scattered around B.C. with no one place to call home."
"Chief John Smith and his brother, Thomas, a councillor, hope to finally begin work on a new village for the Tlowitsis after a decades-long search and the 2018 purchase of land south of Campbell River from a logging company."

Etymology

From Kwak'wala Ławit̓sis.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ławit̓sis

Inflected Forms

Ławit̓sis (alternative)

Questions

What does tlowitsis mean?: A First Nation of Vancouver Island, based around Nenagwas, south of Campbell River, traditionally based around Turnour Island, British Columbia, part of the Kwakwaka'wakw.
Where does tlowitsis come from?: From Kwak'wala Ławit̓sis.

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