Meaning of ḥiškʷiiʔatḥ | Babel Free

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Hesquiaht First Nation spelling of Hesquiaht.

plural, singular

Examples

“We are ḥiškʷiiʔatḥ and the sound of repeatedly pulling the eel grass between the teeth is ḥišḥiiša,” said chuutsqa L. Rorick, who coordinates Hesquiaht’s language program. “We are the people that pull eel grass between our teeth to eat the herring roe.””

“Our people moved together from communities in and around Hesquiat Harbour to the place that is now listed on maps as ‘Hesquiaht’ over a hundred years ago. Though separate house (clan) designations and responsibilities were preserved with the move at that time, this is where the houses became known collectively as ḥiškʷiiʔatḥ (the people of ḥiškʷii), a name anglicized as ‘Hesquiaht’.”

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