Chimakuan

noun

Chim·​a·​ku·​an

¦chimə¦küən

variants or less commonly Chemakuan

¦chem-

plural Chimakuan or Chimakuans also Chemakuan also Chemakuans

: an American Indian language family of northwestern Washington comprising Chemakum and Quileute

Word History

Etymology

from Chimakum chemakum + -an entry 1

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