Wakashan

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington wordnet
  2. 2
    a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A family of languages spoken in Western Canada, composed of the Northern and Southern Wakashan language groups.

Synonyms

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wakashan language

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"If you are a First Nations fan, maybe read the article "Bella Coola and North Wakashan: Convergence and diversity in the Northwest Coast Sprachbund.""

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northern wakashansouthern wakashanwestern canada

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