Ahantchuyuk

noun

Ahantch·​u·​yuk

ə-ˈhän-chə-ˌyu̇k

plural Ahantchuyuk or Ahantchuyuks

1

a

: a Kalapooian people of the Pudding river valley, Oregon

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Ahantchuyuk people

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Central Kalapuyan anhánč́iyukʰ, allegedly, "the ones belonging behind, away"

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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