Meanings
- pluralsingularU'mista spelling of Lekwiltok.
The territorial expansion of the Lig̱wiłda’x̱w is a phenomenon unmatched in scope and speed when compared to other population movements of the Pacific Northwest after first contact.
2024, Marie Mauzé, “Lig̱wiłda’x̱w Expansion into Northern Coast Salish Lands in the Nineteenth Century”, in Moshe Rapaport, Salish Archipelago, Canberra: ANU Press1 more example
N’alag̱a / Kaaw Kuuna (Avis O’Brien), was born in Alert Bay, B.C. She belongs to the Kaa’was Staa’stas Eagle Clan from the Village of K’yuusda in Haida Gwaii and the Giga̱l’ǥa̱m Namima of the Lig̱wiłda’x̱w people from Cape Mudge, one of the 18 Tribes of the Kwakwaka’wakw.
2023 March 1, “Bringer of Light: A Conversation with N’alaga”, in Mountain Life
Origin
- Kwak'walaLig̱wiłda'x̱w
- EnglishLig̱wiłda'x̱w
From Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala Lig̱wiłda'x̱w (U'mista spelling).
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Lig̱wiłda'x̱w. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lig%CC%B1wi%C5%82da'x%CC%B1w
“Lig̱wiłda'x̱w.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lig%CC%B1wi%C5%82da'x%CC%B1w. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lig̱wiłda'x̱w,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lig%CC%B1wi%C5%82da'x%CC%B1w.
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