Meanings
- pluralsingularʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Keltsmaht.
n̓aasʔałuk (John Rampanen) (ʕaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) and qiłcmaʔatḥ (Keltsmaht) ancestry) comes from within the nuučaan̓uł (Nuu-chah-nulth) territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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My name is ḥaakwayiih siičamałn̓i. On my father’s side I am Nuuchanulth and come from the siičamałn̓i family in ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ, the Marshall family in qiłcmaʔatḥ and I am also a part of the house of hašsaatḥ in Ahousat. On my mother’s side, I am Coast Salish and hupač̓asatḥ. I come from the Point family in snuneymuxw and am a part of the earthquake house in hupač̓asatḥ
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Origin
- Nootkaqiłcmaʔatḥ
- Englishqiłcmaʔatḥ
From Nootka qiłcmaʔatḥ, from qiłcma + -ʔatḥ (“people”).
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qiłcmaʔatḥ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qi%C5%82cma%CA%94at%E1%B8%A5
“qiłcmaʔatḥ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qi%C5%82cma%CA%94at%E1%B8%A5. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qiłcmaʔatḥ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qi%C5%82cma%CA%94at%E1%B8%A5.
Source: qiłcmaʔatḥ on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.