wäˈkashən noun
or wa·kash -ˈkash
( plural wakashan or wakashans or wakash or wakashes )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: wakash from Nootka waukash good; wakashan from Wakash + English -an
1. : a language family of British Columbia and Washington comprising Kwakiutl and Bellabella as the two main branches and Nootka
2.
a. : a Wakashan-speaking people
b. : a member of any such people