Makah

See also: Makkah

English

Etymology

From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈkɑː/

Noun

Makah (plural Makahs or Makah)

1. A member of an indigenous North American people in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in North America.

Proper noun

Makah

1. A language belonging to the Southern Wakashan language family.

Adjective

Makah (comparative more Makah, superlative most Makah)

1. Of or pertaining to the Makah nation or language.

See also

• qʷi·qʷi·diččaq (native name for Makah)
• Wiktionary's coverage of Makah terms

Further reading

• Official website
• Ethnologue entry for Makah, myh ⁠

Anagrams

• hakam