Shuswap

American  

[shoo-swop, shoos-wop] / ˈʃu swɒp, ˈʃʊs wɒp /

noun

• Shuswaps,
  plural
• Shuswap
  plural

1. Also called Secwepemc. a member of a First Nation of interior British Columbia.

2. Also called Secwepemctsin. the Salishan language of the Shuswap.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Shuswap or their language.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Shuswap
  plural
• Shuswaps
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Shuswap

First recorded in 1830–40; Anglicization of Shuswap səxwepmx (also ʃəxʷəpəməxˈtʃin ), a self-designation

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Example Sentences

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Shuswap Shuswaps

Honey Williams August told the CBC that she lost her two cats, along with her home and garden near Little Shuswap Lake.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023

The word Kamloops comes from the English translation of the local First Nations Shuswap saying Tk’emlúps, meaning “where the rivers meet”.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2018

“This is an assertion of their authority in their traditional lands and waters,” after the Cypress Island failure, said a Thursday statement by the chiefs of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2017

With reference to the run of Pacific salmon, it is interesting to note that large silvery fish have been caught by minnow and spoon in the Shuswap Lake, notably in the narrow strait mentioned above.

From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Thomas Wilson Lambert

So they met the procession with rejoicing and heard the speech of the old Shuswap chief.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman

At that time some branches of the Shuswaps and of the Kootenais came in.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman

British Columbia has about 25,000, most of whom are along the coast, though one of the important tribes, the Shuswaps, is in the interior.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The defeated Shuswaps, standing on the shore, saw him do this, and again they filled the air with their angry yells.

From Thirty Indian Legends by Margaret Bemister

Their relations were usually very amicable, but between the Shuswaps and the Okanogans was deadly and long-continued enmity.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman

The Shuswaps had captured the only daughter of the Okanogan chief.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman

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