heiltsuk
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella.
name
Their language, a dialect of Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan).
Example Sentences
- "As Canada launches an expedited process to help Indigenous people reclaim traditional names on government documents, a woman from the Heiltsuk Nation says she is already facing roadblocks."
Phrases
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Frequently Paired Words
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