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Kwakiutl

Syllabification: (Kwa·ki·u·tl)
Pronunciation: /ˌkwäkēˈo͞otl/
Definition of Kwakiutl

noun (plural same or Kwakiutls)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of the northwestern Pacific coast, living mainly on Vancouver Island.
  • 2the Wakashan language of the Kwakiutl.

adjective

  • relating to the Kwakiutl or their language.

Origin:

the name in Kwakiutl

Kwakiutl in other Oxford dictionaries

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