Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsleil-waututh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tsleil-wau-tuth
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.

Example Sentences

"Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release."

Etymology

From Halkomelem səlilwətaɬ.

Word Breakdown

Root: səlilwətaɬ

Synonyms

səlilwətaɬ

Questions

What does tsleil-waututh mean?: A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
Where does tsleil-waututh come from?: From Halkomelem səlilwətaɬ.

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