The story
- Shuswap · derived fromwíle“black tree lichen”
- English todaywila
From Shuswap wíle (“black tree lichen”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
wila
Today it means: Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America. Full definition →
Shuswap wíle