kaska
/kˈɑskə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Ellipsis of Kaska Dena, an Athabaskan people.
name
Ellipsis of Kaska language, an Athabaskan language.
name
Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian language”).
Example Sentences
- "The Na-Dené language family is formed by sixteen distinct languages covering northern British Columbia (cf. 2.2; Figure 2.2)10, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with languages like Dakelh (Carrier), Dane-Za (Beaver), Danezāgé’ (Kaska) , Dene K’e (Slavey), Tāłtān, Tse’khene, Tŝilhqot’in, Southern Tutchone, Witsuwit’en/Nedut’en; the southwest United States with Diné bizaad (Navajo) and Apache, as well as the Pacific Coast in northern California and Oregon [...]."
Etymology
From Kaska.
Origin
Word Breakdown
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