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Chilula

Chilula noun: a tribe whose members inhabited the area on or near lower Redwood Creek, in Northern California, and have since been incorporated into the Hupa tribe.

Noun

Chilula (plural Chilulas or Chilula)

  1. A tribe whose members inhabited the area on or near lower Redwood Creek, in Northern California, and have since been incorporated into the Hupa tribe.

Proper noun

Chilula

  1. The Athabaskan lect which they spoke.

Forms of Chilula

pluralChilulas
pluralChilula
alternative formTsulu

Origin of Chilula

From the Yurok designation of the tribe.

Questions about Chilula

What does Chilula mean?
Chilula means a tribe whose members inhabited the area on or near lower Redwood Creek, in Northern California, and have since been incorporated into the Hupa tribe.
What part of speech is Chilula?
Chilula can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Chilula?
The plural of Chilula is Chilulas.

Words near Chilula in the dictionary

  1. Chilton Foliat
  2. chiltoniid
  3. chiltoniids
  4. Chiltons
  5. chiluite
  6. Chilula
  7. Chilulas
  8. Chilunda
  9. Chilung
  10. chilver
  11. chilvers

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