English
Musqueam
Musqueam comes from Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.
- Halkomelemmodernxʷməθkʷəy̓əm
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Musqueam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Halkomelemmodernxʷməθkʷəy̓əm
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Musqueam
Earliest quotation: 2022, Akshay Kulkarni, Musqueam Nation gives gift of new name for Vancouver's forme: “The xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Indian Band has gifted a new…”
Every English word from Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
Today it means
noun A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm / Musqueam