Alki

E330573
motto territorial motto

Alki is the former territorial motto of Washington State, derived from a Chinook Jargon word meaning "by and by" or "into the future."

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Alki canonical 2

Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf motto ⓘ
territorial motto ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Washington Territory ⓘ
associatedWith Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Washington State history ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
etymology derived from a Chinook Jargon word ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Chinook Jargon trade language of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
hasSpellingVariant Al-ki ⓘ
hasTheme future orientation ⓘ
optimism about the future ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Chinook Jargon ⓘ
meaning by and by ⓘ
into the future ⓘ
partOf symbolic heritage of Washington State ⓘ
replacedBy State of Washington official motto "Al-ki" (informal continuity) ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
usedAs motto on early Washington Territory symbols ⓘ
usedBy Washington Territory ⓘ
useStatus former territorial motto of Washington State ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington, United States → motto → Alki ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington (state)
Washington State, United States → stateMotto → Alki ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington (state)