Meanings
plural Yacultas
- 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 1301 more example
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 1Synonyms: Lekwiltok
- 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.
Origin
- Halkomelemyəqʷəɬteʔχ
- EnglishYaculta
From Halkomelem yəqʷəɬteʔχ.
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