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K’ala’ask
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English
Proper noun
en male Sm’algya̱x (Coast Tsimshian)
en Cindy E. Harnett Island parents win fight to put son's Indigenous name on birth certificate w:Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/island-parents-win-fight-to-put-sons-indigenous-name-on-birth-certificate-6780620 2023-03-30 Their child’s first name has special meaning related to Shaw’s traditional territory near Sayward, and his second name, K’ala’ask, means “river” in Sm’algyax. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330024452/http://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/island-parents-win-fight-to-put-sons-indigenous-name-on-birth-certificate-6780620 2023-03-30