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Wakashan
Wa·kash·an W0011100 (wä-kăsh′ən, wô′kə-shăn′)n. A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Nootka and other peoples of Washington and British Columbia.
[Alteration of Wakashian, nonce-word used to describe the Nootka by Captain James Cook in his account of the Pacific Northwest : Nootka wa·ka·š, good (considered by Cook to be the characteristic exclamation of the Nootka ) + -ian.]
Wa·kash′an adj.Wakashan (wɑːˈkæʃən; ˈwɔːkəˌʃɑːn) n1. (Languages) a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington, including Kwakiutl and Nootka2. (Peoples) a speaker of any of these languagesThesaurus| Noun | 1. | Wakashan - a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan languageAmerican Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrivedKwakiutl - a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver IslandNootka - a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington | | 2. | Wakashan - a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and WashingtonWakashan languageMosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British ColumbiaKwakiutl - a Wakashan language spoken by the KwakiutlNootka - a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka |
Wakashan
Wakashan (wäkăsh`ən, wô`kəshän', –shôn'), branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic family, or stock, of North America and spoken by Native Americans of W Canada and the state of Washington. See Native American languagesNative American languages,
languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants. A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of the European arrival in the New World in the late 15th cent.
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Synonyms for Wakashannoun a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan languageRelated Words- American Indian
- Indian
- Red Indian
- Kwakiutl
- Nootka
noun a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and WashingtonSynonymsRelated Words |