Kwa·ki·u·tl (kwä k - t l)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
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| Noun | 1. |  Kwakiutl - a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver IslandWakashan - 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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