Shuswap

[ shoo-swop, shoos-wop ]

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noun

plural Shuswaps, (especially collectively) Shuswap

Also called ��·�ɱ��·�𳾳� [s, uh, -, kwep, -m, uh, kh]. a member of a First Nation of interior British Columbia.
Also called ��·�ɱ��·�𳾳�t·sin [s, uh, -kwep-m, uh, kh, -, cheen]. the Salishan language of the Shuswap.

adjective

of or relating to the Shuswap or their language.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shuswap¹

First recorded in 1830–40; Anglicization of Shuswap ��ə��ɱ�賾�� (also ʃə��ʷə��ə��ə��ˈ��ʃ�� ), a self-designation

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

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While it is not known yet how many homes and structures have been lost, officials said the damage is "significant," with both the communities of Scotch Creek and Celista near Shuswap Lake devastated by the wildfire.

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“I think the biggest difference is that people will be sitting on their patios, next to their pools, by a lake, by a river,” Lowe said from his off-season home in British Columbia’s Shuswap region.

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McInally told CBC News she’s been volunteering for the fire station in Shuswap since she and her husband moved to the town in 2001.

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Darrell Dennis, a Canadian-born member of the Shuswap Nation, narrates this section in a voice of deadly calm, making it all the more chilling.

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Shushan shut

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