wakashan

Noun
  1. A member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language (synset 109691158)
    is a type of: amerindian, native american - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
    subtypes:
    • kwakiutl - a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
    • nootka - a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington
  2. A family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington (synset 106927199)
    is a type of: mosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia
    subtypes:
    • kwakiutl - a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl
    • nootka - a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka
    same as: wakashan language

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