Chehalis

noun

Che·​ha·​lis

chəˈhālə̇s

plural Chehalis or Chehalises

1

a

: a Salishan people of the Chehalis river valley and Grays Harbor, Washington

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Chehalis people

Word History

Etymology

from Chehalis, the principal Lower Chehalis village on Grays Harbor, borrowed from Lower Chehalis c̓x̣íľəs

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