Haíɫzaqvḷa

English Etymology en hei Haíɫzaqvḷa. Proper noun en Heiltsuk. en Gloria Dickie The Language of Bears: New research reveals a curious connection between British Columbia’s Indigenous language families, and the genetic variability of bears Hakai Magazine 2021-08-05 https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-language-of-bears/ Along the central coast of British Columbia, grizzly bears go by many names. In the Sgüüx̣s language spoken by the Kitasoo Nation and the Sm’algyax language of the Gitga’at Nation, they are known as medi’ik. And in the Haíɫzaqvḷa, It7Nuxalkmc, ‘Wuik̓ala, and Xai’xais languages, bears are called nan. The reasons for such differences of language, new research suggests, may be similar to the reasons that grizzly groups differ genetically in the region. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818160738/https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-language-of-bears/ en Angela Steritt Reclaiming body sovereignty 2023-02-18 w:CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/reclaiming-body-sovereignty Being in the community also means their baby will hear their Haíɫzaqvḷa language in utero. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319225053/https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/reclaiming-body-sovereignty en Kinship & Prosperity: Proven Solutions for a Clean Energy Landscape 2024 Canada Natural Resources Canada https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/rncan-nrcan/M4-256-2024-eng.pdf Wah-ila-toos is a hybrid word formed from three words in the Nehiyaw and Michif, Inuinnaqtun, and Haíɫzaqvḷa languages. https://web.archive.org/web/20250615090045/https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/rncan-nrcan/M4-256-2024-eng.pdf 15 June 2025