Chimariko

noun

Chim·​a·​ri·​ko

-(ˌ)kō

plural Chimariko or Chimarikos

1

a

: an extinct Indian people of the Trinity river valley, California

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Chimarikan language of the Chimariko people

Word History

Etymology

modification of Chimariko Djimaliko, from djimar man

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