Tsosayii-aht
[soo sah EE aht]
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Falls - Perpendicular or steep descent of water. Variation of Waterfall. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Tsusiat FallsOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Mouth of Tsusiat River, SW side of Vancouver Island between Nitinat Lake and Pachena Point, Barclay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°41'26"N, 124°55'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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The Huu-ay-aht First Nations' name for Tsusiat Falls is Tsosayii-aht or Cuusayii-aht. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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The name means "waterfall split in two by a rock". This is the southeast boundary of Huu-ay-aht traditional territory. "Tliishin's land reached the waterfall (Cuusayii-aht) on one side and on the other side went as far as Coleman Creek /Yashitquo-a." (Huu-ay-aht Place Names in the Chief Louie Nookemus historial accounts, c1964, shared September 2009 in the context of the Maa-nulth Treaty.) "My grandfather's domain reached Tsosayii-aht." (also from the Chief Louie Nookemus historical accounts, c1964) Source: included with note |