K'omoks

[ koh-moks ]

noun

, plural K'o·moks

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of K'omoks¹

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