Makah
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Ma·kah

noun \ˈmä-(ˌ)kä\
plural Makah or Makahs

Definition of MAKAH

1
: a member of an American Indian people of the Pacific Northwest
2
: the Wakashan language of the Makah people

Origin of MAKAH

Clallam (Salishan language of the northern Olympic Peninsula) màq̓áʔa
First Known Use: 1855

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