Yaculta

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noun

Synonym of Lekwiltok.

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nounYaculta (plural Yacultas or Yaculta)

plural Yacultas

  1. historicalSynonym of Lekwiltok.

    Cape Mudge also marked the southern extremity of the Kwakiutl, the home of the Lekwiltok or, more commonly a century ago, the Yaculta.

    1984, Barry M. Gough, Gunboat Frontier: British Maritime Authority and Northwest Coast Indians, 1846-1890, University of British Columbia Press, page 130
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    Her grandfather took one hundred war canoes, each with twenty men, to where the Yacultas lived to ask for peace to stop the many years of fighting.

    1994, Simon Baker, Khot-La-Cha: The Autobiography of Chief Simon Baker, Douglas & McIntyre, page 1

    Synonyms: Lekwiltok

proper noun
  1. A village in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Quadra Island.

    The Nana Provider became stuck just before 8 p.m. on Saturday on the southwest coast of the island between Quathiaski Cove and Yaculta.

    2019 November 15, Simon Little, “Stranded container barge refloated, moved after running aground on Quadra Island”, in Global News

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Lekwiltok.

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Origin

  1. Halkomelemyəqʷəɬteʔχ
  2. EnglishYaculta

From Halkomelem yəqʷəɬteʔχ.

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Yaculta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaculta

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