Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wei wai kum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: wei wai kum
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

First Nation of British Columbia in Canada, based around Campbell River and part of the Lekwiltok.

Example Sentences

"The Wei Wai Kum will get more than 22 square kilometres of territorial land back from the province as per an incremental treaty agreement."
"λugʷaləs is the name of a mountain in nearby Loughborough Inlet, in unceded Wei Wai Kum territory, meaning “the place people were blessed.” Shaw’s great-grandmother was born near the head of the inlet and the couple said they wanted little λugʷaləs to be rooted in his territory and connected to his ancestors."

Etymology

Borrowed from Kwak'wala Wiweqəm.

Questions

What does wei wai kum mean?: First Nation of British Columbia in Canada, based around Campbell River and part of the Lekwiltok.
Where does wei wai kum come from?: Borrowed from Kwak'wala Wiweqəm.

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