Likʷala

A form of Lik̓ʷala — NAPA spelling of Liq’wala.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Lik̓ʷala.

    Coun. Ben Lanyon said he thought the changes would benefit tourism but added that he found the Likʷala name for Discovery Passage difficult to pronounce.

    2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News
Cite this entry
APA

Likʷala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lik%CA%B7ala

MLA

“Likʷala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lik%CA%B7ala. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Likʷala,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lik%CA%B7ala.

Source: Likʷala on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.