Kaipit Creek
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Kwak̓wala language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Nimpkish River between Nimpkish and Woss Lakes, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°15'07"N, 126°48'11"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/7 |
| Related Maps: |
92L/2 92L/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 May 1933 on 92L/2, as labelled on 1931 topographic survey map by Campbell & Jackson. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named chosen in 1931 by A.J. Campbell, BCLS. Kaipit is a "Kaiookwaht word meaning leg" according to Tolmie's "Comparative Vocabularies of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia," 1884; Also, Kaipit Lake. Source: Tolmie, W.F. & Dawson, G.M; Comparative Vocabularies of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia; Geological & Natural History Survey of Canada, 1884 |