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kwakwaka'wakw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kwak-waka'wakw
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Kwak'wala Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw

Inflected Forms

Kwakwaka'wakws (plural) Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw (alternative) Kʷakʷakəw̓akʷ (alternative)

Synonyms

Kwakiutl

Questions

What does kwakwaka'wakw mean?
A member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Where does kwakwaka'wakw come from?
From Kwak'wala Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw.

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