ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ

noun

ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Ahousaht.

OriginNootka ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ →
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Meanings

nounʕaaḥuusʔatḥ sg or pl
  1. pluralsingularʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Ahousaht.

    We are sending our healing and loving prayers to our ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ brothers, sisters, leadership, staff and all Survivors of these institutions and those who never made it home.

    2024 April 11, Open Letter from Tseshaht First Nation’s Elected Chief Councillor (Wahmeesh) Ken Watts
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    This agreement really signified a change in the relationship between ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ and B.C. Parks. It opened up an opportunity for them to learn about each other, and, most importantly, for B.C. Parks to begin to increase its awareness around the traditional values of the ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation and how they had cared for and stewarded this place for so long.

    2025 February 25, “Bill 3 — Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025 (continued)”, in Official Report of Debate (Hansard), volume 43, number 8, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2025, page 192

Origin

  1. Nootkaʕaaḥuusʔatḥ
  2. Englishʕaaḥuusʔatḥ

Unadapted borrowing from Nootka ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ, from ʕaaḥuus (“Ahous, village near Ahous Bay on the western coast of Vargas Island”) + -ʔatḥ (“people”).

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APA

ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CA%95aa%E1%B8%A5uus%CA%94at%E1%B8%A5

MLA

“ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CA%95aa%E1%B8%A5uus%CA%94at%E1%B8%A5. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CA%95aa%E1%B8%A5uus%CA%94at%E1%B8%A5.

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