Kalispel

noun

Kal·​i·​spel

¦kalə¦spel

plural Kalispel or Kalispels

1

a

: a Salishan people of northern Idaho and northwestern Montana

b

: a member of such people

2

: a language of the Kalispel and Spokan peoples

called also Pend d'Oreille

Word History

Etymology

Kalispel, literally, camas

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