Ahantchuyuk
noun
Ahantch·u·yuk
ə-ˈhän-chə-ˌyu̇k
plural Ahantchuyuk or Ahantchuyuks
1
a
: a Kalapooian people of the Pudding river valley, Oregon
b
: a member of such people
2
: the language of the Ahantchuyuk people
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Central Kalapuyan anhánč́iyukʰ, allegedly, "the ones belonging behind, away"
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined at sense 2