Ligwildaxw

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noun

Anglicised spelling of Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ.

OriginKwak'wala Lig̱wiłda'x̱w →
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Meanings

nounLigwildaxw sg or pl
  1. pluralsingularAnglicised spelling of Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ.

    Dancers and speeches marked the occasion and Ligwildaxw Elder and Wei Wai Kum councillor Lorraine Henderson read a declaration to the Big House.

    2024 July 3, Alistair Taylor, “Indigenous protection and conservation area created in Loughborough Inlet”, in Campbell River Mirror, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025, page 45
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    Sonny Assu is a Ligwildaxw Kwakwaka’wakw contemporary artist known for combining traditional visual elements of his Northwest Coast heritage with emblems of colonialism and Western consumer culture.

    2025, “Sonny Assu”, in Heritage House Publishing

Origin

  1. Kwak'walaLig̱wiłda'x̱w
  2. EnglishLigwildaxw

From Kwak'wala Lig̱wiłda'x̱w (U'mista spelling).

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APA

Ligwildaxw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligwildaxw

MLA

“Ligwildaxw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligwildaxw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ligwildaxw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligwildaxw.

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