Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

w̱sáneć

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wsanec
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Saanich.

Example Sentences

"“Everything that we need is provided for us by our environment,” a W̱SÁNEĆ elder said. “Whether it’s food, medicine, plants, whether it’s our fisheries … as saltwater peoples it’s really important to come together.”"
"An archaeological dig on southern Vancouver Island has uncovered remnants from an ancient W̱SÁNEĆ (wh-say-nutch) village, dating back centuries."
"With B.C.’s commercial herring fishery set to open in the Strait of Georgia on Sunday, Nov. 24, W̱SÁNEĆ hereditary chiefs are urgently trying to get a meeting with the federal government to get a moratorium in place."
"A non-profit group is using a pair of community grants from the Victoria Foundation to restore ecosystems in W̱SÁNEĆ territory and support its work with youth."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Saanich W̱SÁNEĆ.

Inflected Forms

WSANEC (alternative)

Synonyms

Saanich

Questions

What does w̱sáneć mean?: Synonym of Saanich.
Where does w̱sáneć come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Saanich W̱SÁNEĆ.

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