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K'omoks

American  
[koh-moks] / ˌkoʊˈmɒks /

noun

plural

K'omoks

  1. a member of a First Nation of Vancouver Island and coastal mainland British Columbia.

  2. the Salishan language of the K'omoks.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the K'omoks or their language.

Etymology

Origin of K'omoks

First recorded in 1855–60; from Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) ko’moks, a derivative of kw’uma “rich, plentiful, bounteous”

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