Meaning of Lekwungen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A member of a Native American people from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the United States.
   plural, singular
2. Dialect of the Northern Straits Salish language spoken by this people.
   alt-of, dialectal

Examples

“The Victoria Foundation also unveiled its new brand identity, a fresh look that emphasizes the foundation’s commitment to the community. Key to the brand is an Indigenous companion logo, created by artist Bradley Dick, who is Lekwungen, Ditidaht, and Da’naxada’xw, with decades of experience making art in different mediums.”

“An elementary school in Victoria will have a new name in the coming years — and that name will be in Lekwungen, the language of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations on whose traditional territory the school sits.”

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