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1/13/2023, 8:32 AM Frollein Gladys
1/13/2023, 7:15 AM Frollein Gladys
11/14/2019, 4:32 PM LMS

Name Koyah
Gender Masculine
Usage Haida (Anglicized)
Other Forms FormsCoya, Coyour, Kower, Kouyer
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Haida xhuuyaa "raven". Koyah (fl. 1787–1795) was the chief of Ninstints or Skungwai, the main village of the Kunghit-Haida during the era of the Maritime Fur Trade in Haida Gwaii off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Added 11/14/2019 by LMS