Akwa'ala

noun

Akwa·​'ala

ˌä-kwə-ˈä-lə

plural Akwa'ala or Akwa'alas

1

a

: an Indian people of Lower California, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Yuman language of the Akwa'ala people

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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