Skokomish

[ skoh-koh-mish, skuh- ]

noun,plural Sko·ko·mish·es, (especially collectively) Sko·ko·mish for 1.
  1. a member of an Indigenous people of western Washington State.

  2. Also called Twa·na [twah-nuh] /ˈtwɑ nə/ . the Salishan language of the Skokomish.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Skokomish or their language.

Origin of Skokomish

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Skokomish sqwuqwóʔbəš, equivalent to sqwuqwóʔ “river” + -bəš (from earlier -məš ) “people”

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