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单词 wakashan
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Wakashan

[ wah-kash-uhn, waw-kuh-shan ]
/ wɑˈkæʃ ən, ˈwɔ kəˌʃæn /

noun

a family of American Indian languages spoken in British Columbia and Washington and including especially Kwakiutl and Nootka.

Origin of Wakashan

1895; coined by J.W. Powell from Wakash, used as the name of a Nootka subgroup but originally a misapplication of Nootka wa·ka·š bravo!; see -an

Words nearby Wakashan

waiver of premium, Wajda, waka, Wakamatsu, wakame, Wakashan, Wakayama, wake, wakeboarding, Wakefield, wakeful
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Example sentences from the Web for Wakashan

  • The relationship of this family to the Wakashan is a very interesting problem.

    Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell

British Dictionary definitions for Wakashan

Wakashan
/ (wɑːˈkæʃən, ˈwɔːkəˌʃɑːn) /

noun

a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington, including Kwakiutl and Nootka
a speaker of any of these languages
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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