Kwakiutl


Kwa·ki·utl

noun \ˌkwä-kē-ˈyü-təl, ˌkwä-ˈkyü-\
plural Kwakiutl

Definition of KWAKIUTL

1
: a member of an American Indian people of the Canadian Pacific coast
2
: the language of the Kwakiutl people

Origin of KWAKIUTL

Kwakiutl kʷágut, kʷáguʔt, a Kwakiutl tribe
First Known Use: 1848

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