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Whilkut

Whilkut noun: a member of a particular Pacific Coast Athabaskan tribe.

Noun

Whilkut (plural Whilkuts or Whilkut)

  1. (historical) A member of a particular Pacific Coast Athabaskan tribe.
    • The interpreter, O'Haniel Bailey, a Whilkut, supplied many phrases and sentences.1914, Alfred Louis Kroeber, John Alden Mason, Juan Dolores, The Phonetic Elements of the Northern Paiute Language, page 291

Forms of Whilkut

pluralWhilkuts
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Questions about Whilkut

What does Whilkut mean?
Whilkut means a member of a particular Pacific Coast Athabaskan tribe.
What part of speech is Whilkut?
Whilkut is a noun.
What is the plural of Whilkut?
The plural of Whilkut is Whilkuts.

Words near Whilkut in the dictionary

  1. whilever
  2. whiling
  3. whiling away
  4. whilk
  5. whilks
  6. Whilkut
  7. Whilkuts
  8. whillaballoo
  9. whillaballoos
  10. whillied
  11. whillies

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