Chehalis

== English == === Alternative forms === Chihalis (people and language) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃəˈheɪlɪs/, enPR: shə-hā'lĭs Rhymes: -eɪlɪs === Etymology 1 === From Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš (“Westport, Washington”). ==== Noun ==== Chehalis pl (plural only) A Native American people of Western Washington State. ==== Proper noun ==== Chehalis Either of the two Tsamosan languages spoken by this people, Upper Chehalis and Lower Chehalis. A city, the county seat of Lewis County, Washington, United States. A river in Washington, United States, flowing into the Pacific Ocean. === Etymology 2 === From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Sts'Ailes. ==== Noun ==== Chehalis pl (plural only) A Native American people of the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. Synonym: Sts'Ailes ==== Proper noun ==== Chehalis A small community in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada. A river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing into the Harrison River.