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.

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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”