Haíɫzaqv

A form of Heiltsuk — An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella.

Meanings

nounHaíɫzaqv pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Heiltsuk.

    Henson said her team worked closely with the Nuxalk, Haíɫzaqv, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Gitga'at and Wuikinuxv First Nations to sample and analyze the DNA.

    2021 August 22, Winston Szeto, “Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2021

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. HeiltsukHaíɫzaqv
  2. EnglishHaíɫzaqv

Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk Haíɫzaqv.

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APA

Haíɫzaqv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ha%C3%AD%C9%ABzaqv

MLA

“Haíɫzaqv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ha%C3%AD%C9%ABzaqv. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haíɫzaqv,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ha%C3%AD%C9%ABzaqv.

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