Wa·kash·an (wä-k sh  n, wôk-shn )n. A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Nootka and other peoples of Washington and British Columbia. [Ultimately from Nootka waakaash, bravo!.] Wa·kash an adj. |
Wakashan [wɑːˈkæʃən ˈwɔːkəˌʃɑːn]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington, including Kwakiutl and Nootka
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a speaker of any of these languages
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| Noun | 1. | Wakashan - a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived Kwakiutl - a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island Nootka - 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 Washington Mosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia Kwakiutl - a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl Nootka - a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka |
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