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I am puzzled how the people of Vancouver (nevermind visitors) are meant to use "šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn" or "šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk". I mean, if you see things like
by diggernet 4y ago
I am puzzled how the people of Vancouver (nevermind visitors) are meant to use "šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn" or "šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk". I mean, if you see things like "Musqueam", "Squamish" and "Tsleil-Waututh", you can muddle through as you learn the sounds. But if you see (the equivalent) "xʷməθkʷəy̓əm", "Sḵwx̱wú7mesh" or "sə̓lílwətaʔɬ", where do you even begin? Yet the official link above, while it helpfully gives both representations of the names of the peoples, makes no effort to do so for the new place names. That strongly suggests any signage will only use the unapproachable version.
- nikanj 4y agoEveryone just copy-pastes the name and calls it the art gallery plaza. A mild prank could be played by copy-pasting a completely different place name, and seeing if people pay any attention - or if they just assume "š**** ****" to mean "that place right downtown"
- diggernet 4y agoI see that most online references use some variation of "šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl'a7shn (formerly QET Plaza)". They seem to be very diligent about never providing any transliteration, even in their pronunciation guide. Which means that in effect, rather than giving it an indigenous name, they have instead effectively made it unnamed. What a completely wasted effort.