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Kwakiutl

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Kwa·ki·u·tl  (kwäk-tl)
n. pl. Kwakiutl or Kwa·ki·u·tls
1.
a. A Native American people inhabiting parts of coastal British Columbia and northern Vancouver Island.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Wakashan language of the Kwakiutl.
Kwakiutl [ˌkwɑːkɪˈuːtəl]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -utl, -utls a member of a North American Indian people of N Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Wakashan family
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.KwakiutlKwakiutl - a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
Wakashan - a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language
2.Kwakiutl - a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl
Wakashan language, Wakashan - a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington


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