Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xʷməθkʷəyəm
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Musqueam.

Example Sentences

"Four witnesses joined Grant on Friday as part of a ceremony on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — two from xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, təlnaq̓ə (tull-nah-kuh, also known as Alec Guerin) and mən̓eʔɬ (mun-eh-shl, also known as Johnny Louis), and two from the city, Mayor Kennedy Stewart and city manager Paul Mochrie."
"I have always really appreciated, as I’ve worked with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ, the repeated teachings that I have had and practise I’ve had in pronunciation, the willingness from community to hear you say it wrong a few times before getting it right, that space for learning alongside one another."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Synonyms

Musqueam

Questions

What does xʷməθkʷəy̓əm mean?: Synonym of Musqueam.
Where does xʷməθkʷəy̓əm come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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