Ǧʷəntilakʷ

proper noun

A female given name from Kwakʼwala

OriginKwak'wala Ǧʷəntilakʷ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Kwakʼwala

    I was born in 1953 to Məllas also known as Tom Smith, and Ǧʷəntilakʷ also known as May Smith, née Scow.

    2017, Ǧʷixsisəlas (Emily Aitken), Qa xəns Nen̓akʷəlaʔinē (Found My Way of Going Home), University of Victoria, page 5

Origin

  1. Kwak'walaǦʷəntilakʷ
  2. EnglishǦʷəntilakʷ

From Kwak'wala Ǧʷəntilakʷ.

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APA

Ǧʷəntilakʷ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C7%A6%CA%B7%C9%99ntilak%CA%B7

MLA

“Ǧʷəntilakʷ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C7%A6%CA%B7%C9%99ntilak%CA%B7. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ǧʷəntilakʷ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C7%A6%CA%B7%C9%99ntilak%CA%B7.

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