Kamchadal

noun

Kam·​cha·​dal

variants or less commonly Kamchadale

¦kämchə¦däl

or Kamchadele

-del,

-dē(ə)l

plural Kamchadal or Kamchadals

1

a

: a people of southern Kamchatka who are chiefly hunters and fishers

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Luorawetlan language of the Kamchadal people

Word History

Etymology

Russian Kamchadal Kamchatkan

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