Wakashan Definition
wä-kăshən, wôkə-shăn
noun
A family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington, including Nootka and Kwakiutl.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Wakashan language
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Origin of Wakashan
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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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