K'omoks
American
[koh-moks]
/ ˌkoʊˈmɒks /
noun
K'omoks
plural
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a member of a First Nation of Vancouver Island and coastal mainland British Columbia.
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the Salishan language of the K'omoks.
adjective
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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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