Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Haida term or phrase:
Haida Gwaii
English translation:
Islands of the people
Added to glossary by
Julie Roy
Oct 7, 2004 21:19
19 yrs ago
Haida term
haida gwaii
Haida to English
Social Sciences
Geography
Haida Gwaii is the Haida name for the Queen Charlotte Islands. I want to know what it means in english
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Islands of the people |
Julie Roy
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| 4 +2 | the Queen Charlotte Islands |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +2 | Land of the Peopl, Islands of the People |
Kirill Semenov
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Proposed translations
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Islands of the people
The earliest known name for the islands is Xaaydlaa Gwaayaay, meaning, "Islands coming out of concealment." The more common Haida name is Haida Gwaii, meaning, "Islands of the People."
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Haida/java/english/c...
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Haida/java/english/c...
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2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
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Works in: German to English
the Queen Charlotte Islands
Haida Terms
• Gwaii Haanas is the Haida Indian name for Moresby Island.
• Haida Gwaii means the Queen Charlotte Islands.
• SGaang Gwaii is the Haida name for the abandoned village of Ninstints on Anthony Island (this United Nations World Heritage Site is also known as SGang Gwaay or Nan Sdins).
http://www.butterflytours.bc.ca/itineraries.htm
• Gwaii Haanas is the Haida Indian name for Moresby Island.
• Haida Gwaii means the Queen Charlotte Islands.
• SGaang Gwaii is the Haida name for the abandoned village of Ninstints on Anthony Island (this United Nations World Heritage Site is also known as SGang Gwaay or Nan Sdins).
http://www.butterflytours.bc.ca/itineraries.htm
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3 mins
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Works in field
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Land of the Peopl, Islands of the People
Gwaii Hanaas :: Haida Gwaii :: Sep -- OCT, 2002
... Like so many other indigenous groups, in their own language the refer to themselves simply as Haida, "The People." Haida Gwaii means, "Land of the People," and ...
www.synaptic.bc.ca/ejHaidaGwaii/004.GwaiiHanaas.htm
specifications
... them and live there, the Haida. The name Haida Gwaii means “Islands of the People”. After centuries of splendid isolation, these ...
www.whistlerrealestate.ca/Signature_Homes/QCI/content/speci...
... Like so many other indigenous groups, in their own language the refer to themselves simply as Haida, "The People." Haida Gwaii means, "Land of the People," and ...
www.synaptic.bc.ca/ejHaidaGwaii/004.GwaiiHanaas.htm
specifications
... them and live there, the Haida. The name Haida Gwaii means “Islands of the People”. After centuries of splendid isolation, these ...
www.whistlerrealestate.ca/Signature_Homes/QCI/content/speci...
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