a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington, including Nootka and Kwakiutl
Wakashan
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Wakashan
noun
A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Nootka and other peoples of Washington and British Columbia.
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 ) -ianRelated Forms:
- Wa·kash′an
adjective
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