qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌

Makah

Etymology

From qʷidičča-q- (“Makah”) +‎ -ʔatx̌ (“man of a tribe, band, tribe”), said to mean either "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls", "the people who live on the cape by the seagulls", or "people of the point". Cognates include Nootka qʷiniščiʔatḥ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʷid.it͡ʃ.t͡ʃa.ʔaːtχ/

Proper noun

qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌

  1. The Makah people, they inhabit the northwestern part of the Olympic Peninsula
    Synonym: maq̓a·

References

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