Chemakum

noun

Chem·​a·​kum
ˈcheməkəm
variants or Chimakum
ˈchim-
plural Chemakum or Chemakums or Chimakum or Chimakums
1
a
: an American Indian people resident on the northeast coast of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington in the nineteenth century
b
: a member of such people
2
: a Chimakuan language of the Chemakum people

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from a 19th-century form (with m) of nearby Salishan names for the Chemakum, as Twana čə́bqəb, Lushootseed čə́bəqəb

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“Chemakum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chemakum. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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