Meanings
- Haisla language.
Lisa Beading is run by Lisa Walker, with a creation focus on brightly coloured earrings. Each of her pieces is named with a x̄á’isla title, allowing Walker to gradually learn and reclaim her x̄á’islak̓ala language skills.
2023 September 11, “Artisan market at Come Toward the Fire festival spotlights Indigenous-owned businesses, September 16”, in Stir2 more examples
“All I really knew was that I wanted to work with x̄á’islak̓ala/our Haisla language. […] I also liked the idea of better documenting [Haisla] cultural protocols, beliefs and language by someone that has more of an inside perspective and that was raised within the culture,” said Metz.
2021 May 3, “In Our Valley: Megan Metz”, in Northern SentinelThe Museum has a Haisla-English Dictionary on index cards—hand written and manually-typed x̄á'islak̓ala with corresponding English words. [...] One of the x̄á'islak̓ala speakers providing words may have been teacher, Elder, and knowledge keeper Ivy Maitland. Linguist Hein Vink, Netherlands, gathered words circa 1975-1980 during his time with x̄á'islak̓ala speakers.
2023 November 29, “From the Director’s Desk: Feasibility Study - Update”, in The Museum Post, Kitimat Museum & Archives
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Haislax̄á'islak̓ala
- Englishx̄á'islak̓ala
Unadapted borrowing from Haisla x̄á'islak̓ala.
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x̄á'islak̓ala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/x%CC%84%C3%A1'islak%CC%93ala
“x̄á'islak̓ala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/x%CC%84%C3%A1'islak%CC%93ala. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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