Etymology

Sts'Ailes

Today it means: A First Nations people in the Lower Mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Full definition →

Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les
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  1. Halkomelem · borrowed fromStsʼaʼí:les
  2. English todaySts'Ailes

From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Chehalis.

Words from the same roots

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chehalis

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