"Stó:lō" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Sto:lo [alternative], Stó:lô [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem Stó:lō. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|hur|Stó:lō}} Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem Stó:lō Head templates: {{en-noun|sp}} Stó:lō sg or pl
  1. A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the upriver dialctect of the Salishan language known as Halkomelem. Tags: plural, singular
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          "text": "\"We wanted to start it because no one was getting any names handed down at that time,\" said Stó:lō elder Kwosel, who goes by her Halq'eméylem name.",
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