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固有名詞

Quinsam

1. A river in British Columbia, Canada.
   • 2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News‎:

     Earlier this year, the Liǧʷiłdaxʷ Nations — which include the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah First Nations — submitted a proposal to the B.C. Geographical Names Office to restore the Indigenous names of Discovery Passage, the Quinsam River and Tyee Spit.
     The changes would include:
     Discovery Passage to Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Passage (pronounced lee-gwith-dow)
     Quinsam River to Kʷənsəm (pronounced quin-sam)
     Tyee Spit to ʔuxstalis (pronounced oox-sta-lease)