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The Transformer was a pre-eminent spirit-being in many traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America and among some Interior peoples in the same part of the continent. Often appearing as more than one being, and seen in the plural as Transformers, the name of this/these being(s) varies from people to people, though all Coast Salish names are similar: *In Skwxwu7mesh, the name is Xáays and in their tradition there were not one Transformer, but more than one, referred to as the Transformer Brothers.〔(BCNames/GeoBC entry "Stawamus Chief Mountain" )〕 *In Halkomelem, the name is Xa:ls; see Xa:ytem.〔(britishcolumbia.com page "Historic Xa:ytem Longhouse, Mission, British Columbia" )〕 *in Lummi, the name of the Transformer is Xelas, sometimes Xe'las The name of one of the Transformers in Kwak'wala is Q!a'neqe lak, who married the daughter of a chief of the 'Namgis at the village of Whulk at the mouth of the Nimpkish River; the chief, ''Gwa' nalalis'', was later transformed by ''Q!a'neqe lak'' into the Nimpkish River.〔(BC Names/GeoBC entry "Whulk (Former First Nation village)" )〕 ==See also== *Coyote in mythology 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transformer (spirit-being)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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