"Ligʷiłdaxʷ" meaning in Anglais

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Proper name

Forms: Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ [canonical]
  1. Variante orthographique de Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ ; Lekwiltoq. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ
    Sense id: fr-Ligʷiłdaxʷ-en-name-jL00SzAf Categories (other): Ethnonymes en anglais, Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "ref": "« The Young Chief Guiding Wei Wai Kum First Nation to a Better Tomorrow », dans Montecristo, 10 aout 2023 https://montecristomagazine.com/community/this-place-is-who-we-are-stories-indigenous#gsc.tab=0 texte intégral",
          "text": "In the Liq̓ʷala language of the Wei Wai Kum, who are Ligʷiłdaxʷ people, “Ligʷiłdaxʷ” translates to an “unkillable thing.” It is a reference to a story about a large sea worm that survives and keeps swimming, even when cut into pieces."
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