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Name Xelas
Gender Masculine
Usage New World Mythology, Salishan
Other Forms FormsXe'las
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Meaning & History
Name used by the Lummi people of northwest Washington state for the Transformer, a being that appears in the mythologies of many indigenous peoples who inhabited the Pacific Northwest Coast. This legendary figure (or figures) is also known as Xáays in Squamish and Xa:ls in Halkomelem.