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klallam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
klal-lam
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a group of related Native American communities from the Pacific Northwest of North America.

name

The now-extinct language of these people.

Etymology

From the North Straits Salish name for the Klallam people, [xʷsˈtɬæləm].

Inflected Forms

Klallams (plural) Clallam (alternative)

Synonyms

S'Klallam

Questions

What does klallam mean?
A member of a group of related Native American communities from the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Where does klallam come from?
From the North Straits Salish name for the Klallam people, [xʷsˈtɬæləm].

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