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Chemakum

Chemakum

9.9
A language no longer spoken by the Chemakum people on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State
  • noun
  • Specialized
: química
  • The last native speaker of Chemakum died in the early twentieth century.

Examples

  • The vocabulary of Chemakum is preserved in a few written records.

  • Linguists have studied Chemakum to understand its relationship to other Native American languages.

  • The Chemakum language is no longer spoken today.

  • Many linguists study Chemakum to understand its structure.

  • Linguists have studied Chemakum to understand its relationship to other Native American languages.

  • The last native speaker of Chemakum died in the early twentieth century.

  • The vocabulary of Chemakum is preserved in a few written records.

Synonyms

Chemakum language
vsChemakum
  • Specialized
9.9

A language no longer spoken that the Chemakum people used in Washington State, USA

specifies the speech as limited to the Olympic Peninsula area

Compounds

Chemakum language
  • Specialized
9.9

A language no longer spoken that the Chemakum people used in Washington State, USA

Surface Forms

Chemakum singular
Chemakums plural

Etymology

Chemakum comes from the name of a Native American people who lived on the Olympic Peninsula in what is now Washington State. It was the name of their language, which is now no longer spoken, so Chemakum refers to that people and their old language.