Tseshaht

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the area around Barkley Sound, Alberni Inlet and Port Alberni.

Word forms

Tseshaht Tseshahts c̓išaaʔatḥ

Etymology

From Nootka c̓išaaʔatḥ, from c̓išaa (“Ts’ishaa, Benson Island in Barkley Sound”) + -ʔatḥ (“people of”).

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