K’ala’ask

proper noun

A male given name from Sm’algya̱x (Coast Tsimshian)

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sm’algya̱x (Coast Tsimshian)

    Their child’s first name has special meaning related to Shaw’s traditional territory near Sayward, and his second name, K’ala’ask, means “river” in Sm’algyax.

    2023 March 30, Cindy E. Harnett, “Island parents win fight to put son's Indigenous name on birth certificate”, in Times Colonist, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2023
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APA

K’ala’ask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%E2%80%99ala%E2%80%99ask

MLA

“K’ala’ask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%E2%80%99ala%E2%80%99ask. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “K’ala’ask,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%E2%80%99ala%E2%80%99ask.

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