Lekwiltok

English Laich-kwil-tach Alternative forms en Laich-kwil-tach Laichwiltach en Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Liǧʷiłdaʔx̌ʷ Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ Ligwildaxw Canada en Lig̱wiłda'x̱w Ligwilda'xw Canada en Liqwiltokw Etymology From en kwk Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ. Noun + * A group of First Nations (Wei Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, Kwiakah) based on the east coast of Vancouver Island and Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada, historically also on the mainland coast. en Barry M. Gough Gunboat Frontier: British Maritime Authority and Northwest Coast Indians, 1846-1890 University of British Columbia Press 1984 130 Cape Mudge also marked the southern extremity of the Kwakiutl, the home of the Lekwiltok or, more commonly a century ago, the Yaculta. en Jan Peterson Black Diamond City: Nanaimo, the Victorian Era Heritage House 2002 53 For a time nothing happened, then one day the Lekwiltoks arrived in force. At first the white settlers were not too afraid. They usually stayed out of tribal disputes and knew the authority of the HBC protected them. Synonyms en Eucaltaw en Euclataw en Yaculta, en Yakulta en Yuclataw en Yuculta Hypernyms en Kwakwaka'wakw Hyponyms en Kwiakah en We Wai Kai en Wei Wai Kum en Demonyms Ethnonyms Native American tribes